About Applied Intuition

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.

About the role

We are looking for a Software Safety Engineer with hands-on experience in vehicle-level safety analysis and safety case development. The role focuses on enabling safe integration of vehicle functions through practical safety engineering. You will be responsible for both system and software safety development across our Vehicle OS platform — working with safety requirements, analyses, and verification activities that span the full V-cycle. You will collaborate closely with software, hardware, and systems engineering teams to ensure safety is correctly specified, implemented, and verified end-to-end. This is a generalist safety engineering role that values breadth across the safety lifecycle, practical experience delivering safety work products, and the ability to engage with software teams on safety requirements and implementation.

At Applied Intuition, you will:

• Develop and own vehicle-level safety cases for driving functions and platform integration

• Translate safety analysis into clear, implementable safety requirements and constraints

• Apply ISO 26262 Part 3 (Concept Phase), Part 4 (System Development), and Part 9 (analysis & decomposition)

• Work across vehicle features (braking, steering, ADAS, body functions) to identify risks and define mitigations

• Hands-on development of safety artifacts aligned to road-driving features (e.g., hazard analysis, FMEA, safety case structures)

• Collaborate with HW, SW, and integration teams to ensure safety is correctly implemented end-to-end

• System level working knowledge and good exposure to HW FMEA’s for vehicle safety case measures.

• Support vehicle bring-up and validation with safety checks aligned to system behavior

• Create and maintain safety artifacts (hazard analysis, FMEA, safety case, traceability)

• Experience with or willingness to support mining / off-road vehicle safety programs

• Familiarity with ISO 19014 or ISO 13849

• Exposure to system-level hazard analysis and safety requirements for heavy machinery

We're looking for someone who has:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering, Mechanical Engineering , Computer Engineering or Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

• 3+ years of experience in functional safety experience with a primary focus on software level safety development and some exposure to systems level safety per ISO 26262 Part 6

• Hands-on experience in vehicle-level safety case development and producing safety work products across the V-cycle

• Strong knowledge of ISO 26262 and road vehicle features enablement (on-road and/or off-road)

• Experience collaborating across software, hardware, and systems engineering teams to implement safety requirements end-to-end

• Familiarity with requirements management and traceability tools (JAMA, DOORS, Polarion, or equivalent)

Nice to have:

• Previously worked on OS, device drivers and platform level safety

• Experience working in OEM / Tier-1 / vehicle programs preferred

• Experience with HARA/HAZOP, System FMEA, and safety case derivation

• Good understanding of vehicle systems (ADAS, braking, steering, control systems)

• Ability to bridge system, hardware, and software interactions

Compensation at Applied Intuition for eligible roles includes base salary, equity, and benefits. Base salary is a single component of the total compensation package, which may also include equity in the form of options and/or restricted stock units, comprehensive health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance coverage, 401k retirement benefits with employer match, learning and wellness stipends, and paid time off. Note that benefits are subject to change and may vary based on jurisdiction of employment.

Applied Intuition pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum intended target base salary for new hire salaries for the position. The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience, credentials & certifications, educational attainment, skill level requirements, interview performance, and the level and scope of the position.

Please reference the job posting’s subtitle for where this position will be located. For pay transparency purposes, the base salary range for this full-time position in the location listed is: $130,800 - $250,000 USD annually.

Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Applied Intuition is an equal opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor. Consequently, the parties agree that, as applicable, they will abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and that these laws are incorporated herein by reference. These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin. These regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability. The parties also agree that, as applicable, they will abide by the requirements of Executive Order 13496 (29 CFR Part 471, Appendix A to Subpart A), relating to the notice of employee rights under federal labor laws.