Forward Deployed Engineer New Grad (December 2026)

Applied Intuition Inc. is powering the future of physical AI. Founded in 2017 and now valued at $15 billion the Silicon Valley company is creating the digital infrastructure needed to bring intelligence to every moving machine on the planet. Applied Intuition services the automotive defense trucking construction mining and agriculture industries in three core areas: tools and infrastructure operating systems and autonomy. Eighteen of the top 20 global automakers as well as the United States military and its allies trust the companys solutions to deliver physical intelligence. Applied Intuition is headquartered in Sunnyvale California with offices in Washington D.C.; San Diego; Ft. Walton Beach Florida; Ann Arbor Michigan; London; Stuttgart; Munich; Stockholm; Bangalore; Seoul; and Tokyo. Learn more at .

We are an in-office company and our expectation is that full-time 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. This in-office expectation does not apply to contractor positions

Applied Intuition is redefining vehicle intelligence across commercial and defense sectors. As a Forward Deployed Engineer youll work in small teams and own end-to-end execution of high-impact projects. Youll be the technical bridge between Applied Intuitions technology and our customers real-world operational environments.

This role demands both technical depth and operational excellence. Youll work directly with customers to deploy and integrate Applied Intuitions products while tackling a variety of software engineering infrastructure robotics and systems challenges. Youll have significant ownership over technical and product decisions and work closely with both customers and internal teams to solve difficult problems and deliver impactful solutions.

• Work directly with customers to deploy and integrate Applied Intuitions products and tools into real-world environments

• Work across our entire stack to develop new products features and tools for our customers autonomy development workflows

• Tackle a variety of software engineering infrastructure robotics and systems challenges

• Have an unparalleled opportunity to work with domain experts across a variety of fields as well as startup veterans

• Take ownership over technical and product decisions and drive projects from development through deployment

• Collaborate closely with customers engineers and product teams to understand problems and deliver effective solutions

• Carve out your own area of expertise and quickly become comfortable with new technical tools and environments

• BS/MS degree (completed or in progress) in Computer Science Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering or a related field graduating December 2026

• Proven ability as a self-starter and can quickly become comfortable with new technical tools

• Designed efficient and effective solutions to a wide range of engineering challenges

• Strong programming skills with proficiency in languages such as C or Python

• Experience taking initiative in a fast-paced environment

• Strong communication skills and an interest in working directly with customers to solve technical problems

• Working knowledge of frontend API layer database ORM containerization or cluster orchestration frameworks (such as React GraphQL SQLAlchemy Docker or Kubernetes)

• Experience working with simulation tools modeling physical problems or using robotics middleware (such as ROS)

• Experience working with complex software systems infrastructure robotics or hardware

• Experience in defense automotive robotics or adjacent industries

Dont meet every single requirement If youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt 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.

FOR US-BASED ROLES: Applied Intuition is committed to providing an accessible and inclusive application and interview experience to applicants who are disabled veterans and other applicants with disabilities or medical conditions. Reasonable accommodations are available requesting an accommodation will not affect your candidacy in any way and you are not required to disclose the nature of your disability or medical condition in order to make a request.
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