Operational Safety Lead - Defense
Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale
Roboticsonsitelead$150k–$250k
At a glance
Highlights
- Lead safety for ground, maritime, and flight tests of crewed and uncrewed platforms.
- Build tools to help operational teams evaluate and mitigate safety risks.
- Serve as final authority on operational safety risk across all test programs.
What they offer
- Equity
Ideal candidate
An experienced flight-test safety leader who thrives owning risk decisions and building practical safety programs for complex ground, maritime, and flight operations.
Requirements
- 7+ years industry experience
- Bachelor's Degree
- Graduate of a certified test pilot school or 10+ years of testing experience including leading test teams
- Maintenance, experimental, developmental, or production test experience
- Experience handling ordinance
- Willing to travel up to 25% of the time
- remote policy
- In-office 5 days a week with occasional flexibility for remote work
Lab profile
About Applied Intuition
Builds simulation, vehicle OS, and autonomy infrastructure for automotive, defense, and heavy industries.
What they build
- Autonomy software stacks
- Vehicle operating systems
- Simulation and validation tooling
Known for
- Trusted by 18 of top 20 global automakers
- Expertise across automotive, defense, trucking, mining and agriculture
- Full-stack coverage from tooling to OS to autonomy
Key facts
- Founded in 2017
- Headquartered in Silicon Valley
- Valued at $15 billion
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