Embedded Software Engineer (Vehicle OS)

Applied Intuition, Inc. is powering the future of physical AI. Founded in 2017 and now valued at $15 billion, the Silicon Valley company is creating the digital infrastructure needed to bring intelligence to every moving machine on the planet. Applied Intuition services the automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining and agriculture industries in three core areas: tools and infrastructure, operating systems, and autonomy. Eighteen of the top 20 global automakers, as well as the United States military and its allies, trust the company’s solutions to deliver physical intelligence. Applied Intuition is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with offices in Washington, D.C.; San Diego; Ft. Walton Beach, Florida; Ann Arbor, Michigan; London; Stuttgart; Munich; Stockholm; Bangalore; Seoul; and Tokyo. Learn more at applied.co.

We are an in-office company, and our expectation is that employees primarily work from their Applied Intuition office 5 days a week. However, we also recognize the importance of flexibility and trust our employees to manage their schedules responsibly. This may include occasional remote work, starting the day with morning meetings from home before heading to the office, or leaving earlier when needed to accommodate family commitments.

Applied Intuition entered the Japan market in 2019. The company has rapidly grown and established strategic relationships with major Japanese automotive OEM customers. Based in Otemachi area, the Tokyo site consists of more than 60 employees who previously come from Google, Mobileye, TIER IV, Woven by Toyota, Tesla and other renowned companies.

We are looking for an Embedded Software Engineer to drive development of challenging software that will be deployed in production vehicles. This position will help the team execute effectively through technical guidance, careful prioritization and using best practices for complex in-vehicle software systems. The work involves working directly with customers to help them develop, port and/or integrate software applications into the Vehicle OS. The applications span multiple vehicle domains and need to be integrated across a wide range of SIL, HIL and vehicle setups.

• Work directly with customers to integrate their software features into our Vehicle OS working with a combination of C and C++

• Contribute to write embedded vehicle platform software in C, C++ and Simulink in response to direct customer requests

• Project manage vehicle integration timelines and execution to hit SoP milestones

• Setup a vehicle integration and testing strategy across multiple timezones with Japan and the US

• Influence the technical strategy of the team when balancing work on new features, scaling challenges, and technical debt

• Ensure the team delivers high-quality software that can fulfill the project requirements

• MSc in computer science, robotics or related fields from a top institution

• 5+ years of experience in shipping complex embedded software 

• Proven experience designing and implementing solutions to complex architectural problems

• Production experience writing or integrating C++ based software

• An understanding of automotive electronic systems and how to setup and debug them

• Fluency in both English and Japanese (written and verbal), with the ability to operate effectively in a bilingual business environment

• Experience in the automotive industry and working with automotive technologies including CAN, LIN, Ethernet, Simulink, AUTOSAR, etc

• Experience with direct customer management

• Experience developing software for large projects (CI/CD, release process, etc)

• Skills in other adjacent areas (CAD/3D printing, PCB design, etc)