The Technical Lead for the Mining Autonomy Platform at Applied Intuition will lead the development and architecture of the foundational software and control systems enabling autonomous mining vehicles. This role bridges hardware, embedded systems, and software, focusing on low-level vehicle controls and the software platform for health monitoring, diagnostics, and deployment in large-scale mining operations.
What You'll Do
- Lead technical direction and mentor engineers for the Autonomy Platform team, setting architecture and execution priorities
- Work with autonomy product team to define roadmap across internal product milestones and customer requirements
- Own the low-level vehicle controls interface — designing and implementing the autonomy-to-vehicle control layer, including drive-by-wire integration and system identification for new mining platforms
- Build and maintain the software platform that keeps autonomous vehicles healthy in production: health monitoring, diagnostics, telemetry pipelines, networking, and OTA deployment
- Drive 0→1 bringup of new mining vehicle platforms, from initial hardware bring-up through software integration and field validation
- Partner with internal teams to integrate shared capabilities and adapt them for the specific requirements of mining environments
- Define and uphold engineering standards for reliability, safety, and scalability as the fleet grows toward full production deployment
What We're Looking For
- 7+ years of experience in embedded systems, robotics, or autonomous vehicle software development
- Proven experience leading a technical team or functioning as a tech lead on a complex systems project
- Hands-on background in robotics actuation — CAN, drive-by-wire, or similar control interfaces
- Experience building or owning software platform components: health monitoring, telemetry, diagnostics, or deployment systems for production embedded platforms
- Proficiency in C/C++ for embedded and real-time systems development
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
Nice to Have
- Experience in mining, construction, or agriculture autonomy — familiarity with the operating environment and vehicle types (haul trucks, dozers, drills, etc.)
- Background in controls, system identification (sysid), or vehicle dynamics modeling
- Familiarity with OTA deployment and fleet management systems for embedded platforms
- Prior work in a 0→1 environment — taking a new vehicle platform from initial bring-up to production readiness
- Experience working with partner or external teams to integrate shared platform components into a product-specific application
Technical Stack
- C/C++
- CAN
- drive-by-wire
- system identification
- telemetry
- diagnostics
- health monitoring
- OTA deployment
- networking
- embedded systems
- real-time systems
- vehicle controls
- autonomy stack
Team & Environment
Autonomy Platform team within the Mining Products team; collaborates with autonomy product, middleware, sensor drivers, and deployment framework teams
Benefits & Compensation
- Comprehensive health insurance coverage
- Dental insurance coverage
- Vision insurance coverage
- Life and disability insurance coverage
- 401k retirement benefits with employer match
- Learning stipends
- Wellness stipends
- Paid time off
Compensation includes a base salary of $125,000 - $222,000 USD annually, equity in the form of options and/or restricted stock units, and a full benefits package.
Work Mode
Employees primarily work from the office 5 days a week, but occasional remote work is allowed; flexibility includes starting the day with meetings from home before going to the office or leaving early for family commitments. Office locations include Sunnyvale, California; Washington, D.C.; San Diego; Ft. Walton Beach, Florida; Ann Arbor, Michigan; London; Stuttgart; Munich; Stockholm; Bangalore; Seoul; Tokyo.
Applied Intuition is an equal opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor. The company abides by 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 41 CFR 60-300.5(a), and 41 CFR 60-741.5(a), which prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability, and require affirmative action in employment. The company also complies with Executive Order 13496 regarding employee rights under federal labor laws.
