Application Engineer, Technical Customer Lead

About Applied Intuition

Applied Intuition, Inc. is powering the future of physical AI. Founded in 2017 and now valued at $15 billion, this Silicon Valley company creates 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 with solutions in tools and infrastructure, operating systems, and autonomy. Eighteen of the top 20 global automakers, 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 globally.

We are an in-office company, with the expectation that employees primarily work from their Applied Intuition office 5 days a week. However, we also recognize the importance of flexibility, allowing for occasional remote work, morning meetings from home, or earlier departures for family commitments.

Meet the Application Engineers!

Our Application Engineers act as the glue between our customers and our engineering teams. They are responsible for customer success and drive impact with high-priority customer engagements. Hear from them on what life is like at Applied Intuition and what makes their roles so exciting!

About The Role: Application Engineer, Technical Customer Lead

We are hiring for all levels of experience and are looking for bright engineers interested in leading customer engagements and owning overall account strategy. Our Technical Customer Leads possess a unique mix of software expertise, domain knowledge, and an execution-driven mindset. They work closely with engineering teams to ensure Applied’s products provide maximum impact, advancing customers’ autonomy initiatives. This is a critical role for managing customer relationships and ensuring success with Applied’s products and expertise.

At Applied Intuition, you will:

• Own account strategy for major enterprise customers of Applied.
• Manage executive and leadership relationships.
• Work closely with customers to understand their development needs and use cases for autonomy to propose effective use of Applied’s products.
• Ensure customer needs are supported by the broader engineering team through effective prioritization.
• Collaborate with our sales teams to gather requirements through detailed technical discussions and workshops.
• Explore new product development areas driven by a strategic understanding of the customer landscape.

We're looking for someone who has:

• Experience working with automotive OEMs or suppliers.
• Prior work in autonomous vehicle or robotics development domains.
• 3+ years as either an application engineer or a developer with experience in interacting with end-customers.
• Familiarity with best practices in large-scale software development.
• Strong communication skills and a focus on solving customer problems.
• Fluency in German, English or Swedish.

Nice to have:

• Prior background in technical sales or application engineering for simulation products.
• Prior work in autonomous vehicle development domains.
• Experience with automotive OEMs or suppliers.

Autonomy is one of the leading technological advances of this century that will impact our lives. The work you’ll do at Applied Intuition will meaningfully accelerate the efforts of the top autonomy teams in the world. You will gain a unique perspective on the development of cutting-edge technology while collaborating with major players across the industry and the globe.

Don’t meet every single requirement? We encourage you to apply anyway if you’re excited about this role and our mission.

Key skills/competency

• Customer Success
• Technical Account Management
• Software Engineering
• Autonomous Vehicles
• Robotics Development
• OEM/Supplier Relations
• Strategic Planning
• Product Prioritization
• Technical Sales
• Communication Skills