# Sensor Validation Engineer (Sunnyvale, CA) 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: Mid level
- Location: Sunnyvale
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $122K to $230K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-03
- Apply by: 2026-10-18
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Applied/4e18e134-2b29-4262-bbbb-33a39c447a4a
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/applied-intuition-sensor-validation-engineer-sunnyvale-ca/

## About the role

Lead sensor validation and characterization for Sensor Simulation and Self-Driving System (SDS) products across the Automotive, Trucking, and Construction & Mining industries. Execute validation and characterization protocols for Lidar, Radar, Camera, and Ultrasonic sensors to ensure performance accuracy across diverse operating environments.

## What they're looking for

- Requires a Bachelor’s or foreign degree equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics Engineering, or related field
- At least three (3) years of experience in job offered or any occupation in which the required experience was gained
- Python for data analysis, automation of sensor validation test suites, and processing large-scale datasets from autonomous vehicle sensors
- Sensor Validation and characterization, including analyzing performance metrics for sensing modalities such as Cameras, Lidar, or Radar under diverse environmental conditions
- Linux/Unix environment, including command-line interface (CLI) navigation, shell scripting (Bash), and managing software dependencies for autonomous system stacks
- Sensor driver development, including the ability to utilize UDP architectures to parse and extract raw sensor data for performance analysis

Tags: Dana for Physical AI