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Operations Safety Lead

Applied Intuition· Vehicle Operations
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Sunnyvale$150k - $230kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Role responsible for building and running the operational safety compliance and assurance framework across multiple programs (automotive, trucking, industrials), including procedures, incident taxonomy, compliance obligations, and evidence for customers/regulators. Cross-program mandate focusing on standardization, readiness, and safety performance reporting.

Responsibilities

  • Establish a unified operational framework across automotive, trucking, and industrials, including SOPs, readiness checklists, and incident taxonomy.
  • Own the operational safety ownership map, identifying responsibilities, gaps, and cross-functional dependencies.
  • Develop and maintain safety-driven operational procedures in partnership with Systems Engineering and Program Management.
  • Represent Operations in change control and deployment readiness reviews, ensuring execution readiness.
  • Own the operational compliance framework, including permits, authorizations, customer obligations, audits, and regulatory changes.
  • Ensure fleet compliance requirements are met and documented, including inspections, maintenance, safety-critical parts, defect containment, and DOT drug/alcohol testing.
  • Own incident management end to end, from classification and response through RCA, CAPA, and verified effectiveness.
  • Drive cross-program incident and safety trend analysis, ensuring lessons learned reach all field teams.
  • Define and maintain operational safety evidence, support safety cases and customer assurances, and report safety performance to leadership.

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience in operational compliance, transportation safety, program management, or a related field, including 3+ years in a safety-critical or regulated environment.
  • Proven ownership of compliance programs, including building and maintaining the underlying framework.
  • Experience standardizing processes across multiple programs, sites, or business units.
  • Strong experience with root cause analysis and CAPA through verified closure.
  • Proven ability to build audit-ready documentation and recordkeeping systems.
  • Excellent written communication, with the ability to create clear operator procedures and concise executive-level summaries.
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field. Equivalent experience leading complex commercial vehicle or autonomy operations may substitute for formal education.

Skills

Required:Operational framework developmentChange control / deployment readinessRegulatory complianceIncident managementDocumentation and recordkeeping
Last updated Oct 18, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Applied Intuition

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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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