Field Integration Engineer

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 companys 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 .

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 seeking Field Integration Engineers who excel at connecting software engineering customer interaction and hands-on field this position you will drive the full-stack integration and deployment of our software solutions across customer hardware physical vehicles and test benches.

Serving as the key technical expert on-site mainly in the great Chicago area you will ensure our software operates seamlessly on customer vehicles. You will bring up target hardware SIL and HIL setups; troubleshoot integration challenges spanning software firmware and vehicle networks; and partner directly with customer systems and software engineering teams to deliver production-ready autonomous and intelligent vehicle technology.

Travel Expectation: This position requires significant travel (30%50%) to customer facilities proving grounds test tracks and active field deployment sites.

At Applied Intuition you will:

• Deploy configure and integrate vehicle software stack middleware and application-level code on customer target hardware HIL simulators and vehicle platforms.

• Serve as the primary technical escalation point on-site. Collect logs/telemetry bisect software pipelines debug system crashes and isolate root causes across software-hardware boundaries.

• Debug and validate communication interfaces (CAN LIN Automotive Ethernet J1939) and verify end-to-end data flow between sensors ECUs and application software.

• Partner closely with internal core software/firmware engineering teams to reproduce complex field issues validate fixes and push continuous system improvements.

• Write Python scripts Bash automation and internal tooling to streamline deployment automated diagnostics and log collection in field environments.

• Work directly with customer engineering leadership to define target integration use-cases articulate system constraints and establish clear integration milestones.

Were looking for someone who has:

• BS or MS in Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechatronics Computer Science or a related technical field.

• Strong programming skills in embedded C and/or C with solid software engineering practices in Linux development and command-line environments.

• 2 years of hands-on experience integrating testing and debugging software applications on physical target platforms or embedded hardware.

• Practical understanding of automotive or industrial network topologies protocol analysis (CAN Ethernet J1939) and diagnostic standards (UDS DoIP OBD-II).

• Strong analytical skills to systematically isolate faults across multi-component software pipelines and hardware interfaces.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the confidence to represent the engineering team in fast-paced high-stakes customer environments.

• Ability and willingness to travel 30%50% to domestic and international customer locations and testing sites.

Nice to have:

• Experience with vehicle platforms autonomous systems robotics or active industrial/field environments.

• Familiarity with AUTOSAR platform concepts (RTE SWCs ARXML) SIL/HIL test rigs or ROS/ROS2 architecture.

• Experience using network analysis tools (e.g. Vector CANoe/CANape Wireshark PEAK-System) or hardware debugging tools (oscilloscopes multimeters).

• Scripting capability in Python for data processing log parsing or test automation.

Dont meet every single requirement If youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt 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 . We will work with you!

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