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Mechanical Engineer

Applied Intuition
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Tokyofull-timePosted 5mo ago

About the role

Mechanical Engineer role at Applied Intuition in Tokyo, focused on hardware design, validation, and testing for self-driving vehicle systems, including sensor integration (cameras, radars, lidars) and harsh-environment hardware development.

Responsibilities

  • Support the mechanical engineering development of Applied Vehicles.
  • Contribute to the mechanical design of the external sensor suite, compute assembly, and interior of the vehicles.
  • Perform structural and thermal analysis of mechanical designs
  • Own the design, analysis, and validation of the system from the component level, assembly level, and the fully integrated vehicle
  • Design with a focus on scalability and manufacturability
  • Work cross-functionally to ensure the requirements and mechanical designs meet the needs of all the teams within the organization
  • Verify that the designed components can be properly installed on the vehicle without issues through hands-on validation

Qualifications

  • BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering
  • Fluency in both English and Japanese (written and verbal)
  • 2+ year of experience designing hardware and shipping products
  • Demonstrated experience in FEA/CAE
  • Experience with hardware reliability and testing
  • NVH experience is a plus
  • Perform incoming IQC on design hardware including visual inspection, pressure testing, and firmware flashing
  • CNC, Machining, Metal Working and Welding experience
  • Experience with Automotive Repair and Maintenance
  • Experience working with AV Components Lidars, Radars, Camera etc
  • Design, draw and prototype custom harness cable
  • Familiarity using CAD (Catia V6 preferred) to navigate, design or modify 3D models
  • Setup device under test and execute test scripts provided by test engineers
  • Produce and develop detailed documentation for test, maintenance, safety, and team processes
  • Work directly with engineers to design, fabricate, and assemble custom test fixtures

Skills

Required:Mechanical EngineeringEnglish and Japanese fluencyFEA/CAE

Benefits

  • Lunch and dinner allowance
  • Equity (RSU) offering
  • English / Japanese language allowance
  • Company sponsored housing program
  • Pension plan (確定拠出年金)
Last updated May 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Applied Intuition

Building vehicle intelligence | Applied Intuition

Applied Intuition is the vehicle intelligence company with the tools, Vehicle OS, and autonomy stacks for creating safe, AI-powered vehicle experiences.

AIAutonomy stacksSelf-Driving SystemSimulationTesting & ValidationVehicle IntelligenceVehicle OSai-infrastructure-and-development
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