Firmware HIL Engineer

• Proficient with Python/Bash for tooling, CLI apps (cmd2), pytest test infrastructure, and hardware driver libraries
• Experience building test frameworks that interact with real physical hardware
• Experience building/scaling infrastructure to manage hardware test labs at medium-large scale - O(100s) of test benches/DUTs running O(1000s) of jobs daily
• Ability to diagnose and fix flaky integration tests in production CI
• Embedded Hardware

• Comfortable/proficient with basic-intermediate hardware/software debugging o Logic analyzers/oscilloscopes o Building/wiring basic circuits

• Experience building on-target software for firmware/embedded systems, especially those that interact with PC-side applications
• Experience with JTAG debuggers (JLINK, Lauterbachor similar) and embedded target bring-up
• Understanding of modern CI/HIL concepts;
• Infrastructure & DevOps
• Proficient and productive with the linux command line
• Linux systems administration (networking, udev, kernel modules, systemd) - ideally on baremetal machines (vs. all VMs or something)

We’re looking for someone who has:

• 4+ years experience as software engineer, and at least 2 years experience working on system architecture and implementation
• BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field

Nice to have:

• CI/CD pipeline design (Buildkite, Jenkins or similar); experience with self-hosted runners on physical machines
• Bazel/monorepo experience in large codebases
• Familiarity with CAN/CAN-FD, LIN, FlexRay bus tooling and SocketCAN
• Strong Nix/NixOS experience: flakes, modules, derivations, fixed-output fetches, VM tests

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 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.