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Application Engineer - Trucking

Applied Intuition· Self-Driving Systems
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Sunnyvale$150k - $175kFull-timePosted today

About the role

Technically strong, customer-facing engineer to lead a strategic autonomy program with a major automotive OEM customer in Japan, from development through real-world on-road deployment. Acts as daily point of contact, translates customer goals into technical requirements, and coordinates across autonomy, systems, hardware, and operations.

Responsibilities

  • Drive delivery of quarterly program milestones for the customer in partnership with the program lead, from defining scope and acceptance criteria to tracking progress and reporting status to customer leadership
  • Plan and run regular onsite and remote meetings with the customer, including working sessions, technical reviews, and management- and steering-level program meetings
  • Lead the knowledge transfer program, designing training content and on-the-job learning paths and directly supporting customer engineers as they build hands-on capability with Applied’s autonomy stack and tools
  • Align internal engineering teams toward milestone delivery and drive resolution of cross-functional topics spanning autonomy software, systems engineering, hardware, integration, and operations
  • Serve as a trusted technical advisor, translating the customer’s high-level autonomy goals into clear technical requirements and actionable plans
  • Investigate on-road issues and technical questions, and communicate findings clearly to both engineering and non-technical customer stakeholders
  • Channel insights from hands-on deployment and demos back into Applied’s product and engineering roadmaps
  • Plan and execute on-road autonomy demonstrations for prospective trucking autonomy customers and other OEMs, coordinating route preparation, vehicle readiness, technical risk tracking, and on-site logistics with engineering and go-to-market teams

Qualifications

  • Professional proficiency in Japanese, and experience working closely with Japanese companies
  • 3+ years of experience leading customer-facing technical programs, systems integration, or complex engineering projects
  • Strong systems thinking and the ability to weigh engineering trade-offs against customer outcomes and timelines
  • A solid technical foundation in software systems, with the ability to dig into technical issues alongside engineers
  • A track record of managing stakeholders across functions, organizations, and cultures, in both individual contributor and leadership capacities
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presenting to customer leadership and explaining complex technical topics simply
  • Comfort operating in ambiguous environments and driving delivery under tight timelines and complex constraints
  • Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or related field

Skills

Required:Japanese language proficiencyProgram leadershipSystems thinkingTechnical communication
Nice to have:Autonomy software and hardware knowledge

Benefits

  • Base salary, equity, and benefits including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, 401k with employer match, learning and wellness stipends, paid time off (varies by jurisdiction)
Last updated Oct 25, 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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