Vehicle Operations Service Manager

The role

You will lead an engineering technician team in Japan and manage the vehicle service operation. You will be accountable for fleet readiness, workshop safety, and regulatory compliance.

What you will do

• Lead, coach, and grow a team of engineering technicians
• Plan and prioritize vehicle buildouts, modifications, maintenance, and repairs
• Run the workshop as a safe, organized, and efficient operation
• Ensure vehicle modifications and inspections comply with Japanese safety regulations and 車検 requirements
• Coordinate 改造申請 and dealings with authorities
• Partner with autonomy engineering, hardware, and vehicle operations teams
• Support OEM customer engagements involving vehicles

Required qualifications

• 7+ years of technical experience in automotive service, mechanical, electrical, or robotics environments
• 2+ years leading or supervising technicians
• Practical experience as a certified vehicle inspector (自動車検査員)
• Working knowledge of Japanese vehicle safety regulations (保安基準) and the review process for vehicle modifications
• Demonstrated ownership of a service or workshop operation
• Strong organization and communication skills
• Native-level Japanese
• Business-level English

Nice to have

• Commercial truck maintenance and repair experience
• Experience managing a 認証工場 or 指定工場, or standing up a workshop from scratch
• Practical experience with AV components such as LiDARs, radars, and cameras
• Ability to design, draw, and prototype custom harness cables

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.