Engineering Manager - Software Quality Operations

About Applied Intuition

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 company's 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 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.

About the role

We are looking for an Engineering Manager for Software Quality Operations, who will lead two complementary functions, Triage Engineering (handling failure analysis, reproduction, feedback loops) and Scenario Engineering (scenario library creation, coverage definition, simulation test development), and ensure they work collaboratively, efficiently, and 'll help shape the technical vision, scale a high-performing team, and drive execution with cross-functional stakeholders in Product, Engineering, and Sales.

At Applied Intuition, you will:

* Grow and manage a high-performing team of Triage Engineers and Scenario Engineers

* Own triage operations: establish workflows for ingesting data, prioritizing failures, reproducing issues, assigning to appropriate owners, and closing the loop with development teams

* Own scenario engineering operations: define a scenario library covering relevant operating design domains, define safety/comfort metrics, partner with product/engineering to drive scenario reuse, and ensure metrics & visualizations support decision-making

* Build tooling, automation, dashboards and processes that enable scalable ops

* Partner cross-functionally with Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Safety, Simulation, and Product teams - align on risk, coverage gaps, root-cause trends, and process improvements

* Define and monitor key performance indicators for both functions

* Influence road-map decisions: provide actionable feedback from triage findings and scenario coverage gaps into product/engineering strategy

* Ensure team compliance with relevant safety/quality standards and best practices

We're looking for someone who has:

* Bachelor's or higher degree in Engineering such as Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Robotics highly preferred; or at least 4 years of equivalent knowledge and work experience

* 2+ years of experience leading or managing a team that will make an impact on safety, reliability, and customer trust

* 2+ years of professional experience working on safety critical and complex systems such as Robotics, Autonomous Vehicles, Automotive, or Aerospace Technologies

* Experience with software engineering concepts, including requirements analysis, source control, build processes, design reviews

* Experience with Linux and scripting languages (E.g: Bash/Shell, Python)

* Experience using issue tracking and configuration management tools (E.g: Atlassian Confluence, Jira, Bitbucket, Git)

* Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and analytical and creative problem solving skills

Compensation at Applied Intuition for eligible roles includes base salary, equity, and benefits. Base salary is a single component of the total compensation package, which may also include equity in the form of options and/or restricted stock units, comprehensive health, dental, vision,…