# Vehicle Controls - Technical Lead 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: 2026-10-02
- Apply by: 2026-11-16
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Applied/f87db9ad-09e0-4d26-8d10-005c501043d1?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/applied-intuition-vehicle-controls-technical-lead/

## About the role

As a technical lead for controls, you will own the technical direction of our controls stack across its full lifecycle — from 0→1 development on new vehicle platforms to hardening, calibrating, and scaling controllers across production fleets. The systems you lead are high performance and safety-critical, operating under tight timing constraints on real machines in the field. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Passion for tackling challenging control problems involving a wide array of vehicles in varied and unstructured environments
- MSc or PhD in mechanical engineering, robotics, or computer science with coursework or research experience in controls
- 6+ years of experience building production software using modern software practices, including experience leading engineers or owning a technical area
- Hands-on experience taking controls solutions from first prototype through deployment on real, production-grade vehicles
- Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers, prioritize a team's roadmap, and drive technical decisions across multiple concurrent workstreams
- Fluency in differential equations, numerical optimization, numerical analysis, and physics

Tags: Software Engineering - Self-Driving

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