Defense Application Engineer

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 Applied Intuition Defense

Applied Intuition Defense is a software and infrastructure supplier that accelerates the deployment of next-generation autonomous capabilities to the warfighter across air, land, sea, and space. A subsidiary of Applied Intuition, we deliver dual-use solutions to national security customers that build upon several years of product development and experience from commercial autonomy programs. Based in Washington, D.C., our seasoned team hails from Palantir, Anduril, SpaceX, Google, Lockheed Martin, and the U.S. Armed Services. Learn more at appliedintuitiondefense.com.

Applied Intuition Defense is a business of Applied Intuition, which delivers the definitive ADAS/AD toolchain and world-class vehicle platform trusted by 18 of the top 20 global automakers to drive the production of modern vehicles. Learn more at appliedintuition.com.

About the role

As a Deployment Strategist, you will lead the strategy for customizing and delivering our products (both dual-use and defense-specific) to our national security customers. Your core task is to bring together diverse sources of information to discern the most pressing problem, grasp user motivations, and then define what the product needs to drive the most impact. Past solutions should never limit your vision for what we can build.

As the first person in this role, you’ll have the unique opportunity to build and scale our approach to deployment strategy from the ground up, in coordination with Business Development, Capture, Product, and Engineering teams. Your strategic vision, coupled with your hands-on execution, will set the standard for future deployments.

This role is perfect for someone who thrives in dynamic environments, is passionate about defense technology, highly opinionated about what it should look like, and is eager to make a significant impact on national security.

At Applied Intuition Defense, you will:

• Capture the needs of national security operators and project stakeholders to propose effective use of Applied’s products
• Structure and lead customer presentations, from on-site user workshops to extremely polished executive presentations
• Own technical strategy for winning government solicitations and contractor engagements
• Have purview across all engagements to analyze market trends and inform overall strategy of the Defense business

We’re looking for someone who has:

• 5+ years of experience in a technical, strategy or customer engagement role in a defense, robotics, or software organizations
• Hands-on experience with simulation and AI/ML data products
• References who will describe them as low-ego, highly motivated, thoughtfully opinionated, strong communicators and curious listeners
• UK Security Clearance

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.

Applied Intuition is an equal opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor. Consequently, the parties agree that, as applicable, they will abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and that these laws are incorporated herein by reference. These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin. These regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability. The parties also agree that, as applicable, they will abide by the requirements of Executive Order 13496 (29 CFR Part 471, Appendix A to Subpart A), relating to the notice of employee rights under federal labor laws.

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