# Operational Safety Lead - Defense at Applied Intuition

- Company: Applied Intuition
- What the company does: Applied Intuition powers physical AI, automating machines across automotive, defense, trucking, mining, construction, & agriculture. Backed by General Catalyst, Kleiner Perkins and a16z.
- Company website: https://www.appliedintuition.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Sunnyvale
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $150K to $250K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-29
- Apply by: 2026-11-23
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/applied/04d6bb12-c7a2-46c3-a15b-14a953f1de7d?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/applied-intuition-operational-safety-lead-defense/

## About the role

As the Operational Safety Lead, you will be creating tools to aid our operational teams in evaluating and mitigating safety risks. You will also be the guiding authority on accepting operational safety risk for all projects. Projects include ground, maritime, and flight tests of crewed and uncrewed platforms for Group 1-5 UAS, including ordinance. Projects also include uncrewed and crewed maritime vehicles and ground vehicles. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 7 + years industry experience
- Bachelor's Degree
- Graduate of a certified test pilot school or at least 10 years of testing experience to include leading test teams
- Maintenance, experimental, developmental, or production test experience
- Experience handling ordinance
- Must be willing to travel up to 25% of the time

Tags: Software Engineering - Defense

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/applied-intuition-operational-safety-lead-defense/