Technical Lead, Mining Autonomy Platform

Sunnyvale. Posted 7 months ago

The role

You will lead the Autonomy Platform team to build the autonomy stack for large-scale autonomous mining operations. You will own the autonomy interface and the software platform including health monitoring, diagnostics, and telemetry.

What you will do

Lead technical direction and mentor engineers for the Autonomy Platform team
Work with autonomy product team to define roadmap
Own the low-level vehicle controls interface
Build and maintain the software platform for health monitoring, diagnostics, telemetry, networking, and OTA deployment
Drive 0 to 1 bringup of new mining vehicle platforms
Partner with internal teams to integrate shared capabilities
Define and uphold engineering standards for reliability, safety, and scalability

Required qualifications

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
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 to 1 environment
Experience working with partner or external teams to integrate shared platform components

Benefits

Base salary
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
Paid time off

About the company

Applied Intuition, Inc. is a Silicon Valley company creating digital infrastructure for physical AI. It services the automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining and agriculture industries.