Chief Engineer - AHS

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 full-time 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. This in-office expectation does not apply to contractor positions

About the Role
We are looking for highly ambitious engineers with a passion for driving customer success at the highest levels. This is not a typical engineering role; it's a unique opportunity to operate at the intersection of groundbreaking technology and critical customer impact in the mining industry. You will own the outcome of our most strategic site-operator engagements and be the single accountable owner for shipping autonomous hauling systems (AHS) to production and sustaining it in the field — directly accelerating the industry's adoption of safe, software-centric, AI-driven machines globally.

At Applied Intuition, you will

• Own end-to-end leadership for Applied's AHS delivery across strategic site operators

• Develop and run a New Product Introduction (NPI) process with clear gateways for internal execution, from initial production through every subsequent field release

• Own regular SteerCos with site operators — build the presentation material, run the meetings, and get sign-off on what was delivered

• Align workstream leads across Engineering, Finance, Quality, Product Support, Procurement, and Legal on the goals for each gateway, and hold them accountable to execute.

• Cultivate executive-level connections with site operators, becoming a trusted advisor through production and beyond

• Identify the signal in the noise. Ensure the right work is done, at the right time, to the highest standard of quality — every gateway, every release

We're looking for someone who has:

• Bachelors degree in relevant field, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

• 5+ years leading complex, cross-functional technical programs in automotive, industrial, or robotics domains

• Prior experience running or building a formal NPI / gated development process

• Experience owning delivery to an external customer at production scale

• Strong communication skills and a track record of driving alignment across engineering, quality, and business functions

Nice to have

• Prior experience in mining, construction, ports, or industrial site operations

• Prior work in autonomous vehicle or robotics development

• Prior experience running steering committees or executive-level program reviews

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.

FOR US-BASED ROLES: Applied Intuition is committed to providing an accessible and inclusive application and interview experience to applicants who are disabled veterans and other applicants with disabilities or medical conditions. Reasonable accommodations are available, requesting an accommodation will not affect your candidacy in any way, and you are not required to disclose the nature of your disability or medical condition in order to make a request. If you require an accommodation please contact careers@applied.co. We will work with you!