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# Systems Engineer, Perception - Autonomy Trucking

- **Company:** Applied Intuition
- **Location:** Sunnyvale, CA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $235,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, C++ (Programming Language), Python (Programming Language), Software Engineering, Software Requirements Analysis, Scripting, Information Technology
- **Published:** August 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.com/details/5833048189

## About the Role

* 3+ years of experience in a system engineering role responsible for owning system requirements, testing systems for verification, and designing system requirements in the automotive industry
 * Experience in working on perception systems
 * Expertise in different sensor modalities used for autonomous driving
 * Coding expertise developing scripts for overall perception requirements framework and evaluation (python preferred, C++ nice to have)
 * MS/BS degree in Computer Science, Mechanical, Systems Engineering or equivalent
 * Expertise in mechanical, electrical, and software engineering
 * Experience with ADAS, autonomous systems, and robotics (L2++ systems)

Nice to have:

 * Project management and leadership experience in the AV industry
 * Research experience in the AV and robotics fields

## Description

We are looking for a Perception Systems Engineer with an automotive background in ADAS and/or autonomous driving. This engineer will define and manage the perception subsystem requirements as well as evaluate its safety and performance for autonomous driving at scale. This engineer will play a critical role in shaping the technical direction of this project in the automotive industry space.., * Design, monitor and manage full subsystem-level requirements for full perception requirements and evaluate the subsystem to ensure that the it meets intended requirements

 * Support tools development to derive perception requirements from stakeholder needs and safety case to meet program level standards
 * Work with the team to develop and manage scalable V&V pipeline for perception to evaluate performance and support release
 * Coordinate with perception SW team to align on requirements
 * Work with HW teams on designing the perception sensor set and hardware
 * Provide clear goals for all areas of a project and manage tasks to oversee their timely execution


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