Applied Intuition is the vehicle intelligence company that accelerates the global adoption of safe, AI-driven machines. Founded in 2017, Applied Intuition delivers the toolchain, Vehicle OS, and autonomy stacks to help customers build intelligent vehicles and shorten time to market. Eighteen of the top 20 global automakers and major programs across the Department of Defense trust Applied Intuition's solutions to deliver vehicle intelligence. Applied Intuition services the automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining, and agriculture industries and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA, with offices in Washington, D.C., San Diego, CA, Ft. Walton Beach, FL, Ann Arbor, MI, London, Stuttgart, Munich, Stockholm, Seoul, and Tokyo. Learn more at appliedintuition.com.

_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. (Note: For EpiSci job openings, fully remote work will be considered by exception.)

_About EpiSci

EpiSci, an Applied Intuition company, develops next-generation, tactical autonomy solutions for national security problems. EpiSci’s autonomy software is technology agnostic, operationally informed, tactically relevant, and has piloted swarms of uncrewed aerial systems and tactical fighter aircraft. Additional applications include crewed-uncrewed teaming for air dominance, cognitive sensors, and networks for advanced communications systems, as well as battle management command and control for informed decision-making. EpiSci delivers unmatched speed, cost-efficiency, and scalability as the preferred partner for defense agencies and industry teams seeking mission-critical autonomy solutions.

About The Role

As an Embedded Software Engineer at EpiSci on the Cognitive Sensing and Radio Frequency team, you will play a significant role in designing, developing, and integrating DSP and AI/ML algorithms onto embedded hardware, which aligns with our mission to deliver advanced AI/ML technologies. This position requires extensive expertise in C++ for embedded programming applications, real-time operating systems, and bare metal programming.

At Applied Intuition, you will:

Integrate, test, and validate DSP and AI/ML algorithms on embedded devices
Deploy algorithms for integration and field testing events on real-time, SWaP hardware
Develop and architect best practices for algorithm integration
Algorithm integration into embedded devices, including researching advanced accelerators for future embedded systems
Algorithm integration into embedded devices

We're looking for someone who has:

Master’s or PhD degree in embedded programming with FPGA-specific experience or a closely related field
Experience with developing and integrating DSP and AI/ML algorithms into embedded systems
Experience in real-time operating systems development including task and thread management targeting command and control of FPGA resources
Experience in task and thread management for command and control of FPGA resources, with expertise in Xilinx FPGA architectures (e.g., Zynq UltraScale+, Kintex, Artix) and AMD embedded devices, including AMD Versal, Xilinx RFSoC, and Xilinx MPSoC
Experience with AMD embedded devices including AMD Versal, Xilinx RFSoC, and Xilinx MPSoC

Travel Requirements:

Must be willing to travel as projects requires; estimated average travel is once every quarter for between 2 days up to 1 week (~10%)

Security Requirements:

Must be a U.S. Citizen
Must hold or be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance

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Nice to have:

Active TS/ SCI
Strong programming skills in languages such as C and C++, and Python
FreeRTOS and/or bare metal application development
Xilinx development tools such as Vivado Design Suite, Vitis and PetaLinux
FPGA fabric and interfacing with ARM-based processing systems (PS-PL integration)

Compensation at Applied Intuition for eligible roles includes base salary, equity, and benefits. Base salary is a single component of the total compensation package, which may also include 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, and paid time off. Note that benefits are subject to change and may vary based on jurisdiction of employment.

Applied Intuition pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum intended target base salary for new hire salaries for the position. The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience, credentials & certifications, educational attainment, skill level requirements, interview performance, and the level and scope of the position.

Please reference the job posting’s subtitle for where this position will be located. For pay transparency purposes, the base salary range for this full-time position in the location listed is: $150,000 to $180,000 USD annually.

_Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t 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.

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