
Applied Intuition · Sunnyvale
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 compan...
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 applied.co.
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.
We are seeking a Head of Total Rewards to serve as a strategic architect for our global compensation, equity, and benefits
programs. In this role, you’ll shape the total rewards philosophy that supports our business model, reinforces our values and
enables us to attract, motivate and retain exceptional talent.
You will report to our Chief People Officer and partner with stakeholders across different functions in the organization to define
our total reward philosophy and ensure it scales with the business, balancing competitiveness, internal equity, fiscal discipline,
and long-term value creation.
with our high-performance culture.
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and geographies within the organization
workflows for offers, stock-based compensation policies and annual merit cycles
while leading program development and enablement as needed
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programs
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, life and disability insurance coverage, 401k retirement benefits with employer match,
learning and wellness stipends, and paid time off. Note that benefits are subject to change and may vary based on jurisdiction of
employment.
Applied Intuition pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum intended target base salary for new hire salaries for the position.
The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including
experience, credentials & certifications, educational attainment, skill level requirements, interview performance, and the level
and scope of the position.
Please reference the job posting’s subtitle for where this position will be located. For pay transparency purposes, the base
salary range for this full-time position in the location listed is: $275,000 – $330,000 USD annually.
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.
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 applied.co. 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 The Navy is racing to break decades of closed, single-vendor ship architectures. Combat systems, C4I, and hull, mechanical, and electrical (HM&E) systems run on separate, vendor-locked compute with no shared data plane. The Navy is modernizing ship systems and requires a platform to unify it. A warship operating system (WarshipOS) is Applied's answer: the onboard and offboard infrastructure and application layer that create a unified compute and data platform across a ship and test across the manned and unmanned fleet. The goal is to become the software integrator for the Navy, and it is built directly on Applied's commercial automotive VehicleOS foundation. We are hiring a Head of Engineering to build and lead the DefenseOS engineering organization, with an initial focus on building WarshipOS. You will own technical strategy and delivery across the product's four pillars: a zonal compute architecture, a data transport and SDK layer that frees data from proprietary subsystems, and a modern SIL/HIL test environment with a digital twin. You will hire and grow a multi-disciplinary team and its technical leads, set the bar for engineering quality, and partner directly with product, Navy customers, and shipbuilders. This is a leadership role: you will direct specialists across combat-systems architecture, hardware and EE, perception, and integration rather than owning every domain yourself. WHAT YOU'LL DO * Build and lead the DefenseOS engineering organization. Hire, structure, and grow a multi-disciplinary team across platform and software, EE and hardware architecture, perception and fusion, and integration and test, and develop its technical leads. * Own the technical strategy and roadmap across the four WarshipOS pillars: zonal compute, data transport / API / SDK, AI/ML perception and fusion platform, and modern SIL/HIL test with a digital twin, aligned to the broader DefenseOS strategy. * Lead the zonal architecture. Drive the design and deployment of location-based zone controllers and centralized compute that replace federated, domain-based designs, and their interfaces to prime-built combat, C4I, and HM&E systems. * Stand up the software and data platform. Direct the middleware, APIs, and SDKs that extract and unify data from sensor and mission systems behind a common data plane across classification levels. * Set engineering best practices across hardware and software: architecture, code review, CI/CD, automated and hardware-in-the-loop test, performance, and quality metrics suited to mission-critical, field-deployed systems. * Own program execution. Plan releases, track progress against milestones across anchor programs, surface risks early, and deliver on schedule and to quality under acquisition and field constraints. * Partner with product, defense customers, and shipbuilders/integrators as a design-informed engineering leader, shaping operator-facing capability and the trade-offs that keep the roadmap mapped to operational value. * Communicate status, risk, and outcomes to senior leadership, escalate clearly, and provide engineering input into program and business decisions. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR * Engineering leadership at scale. Typically 12+ years in software and systems engineering with 6+ years leading engineering teams, including managing other managers and technical leads, and a track record of building and scaling a team from a small core. * Software platform depth. Shipped complex software platforms that integrate real-time, mission- or safety-critical systems: middleware, data transport, and APIs / SDKs that unify heterogeneous subsystems behind a common data plane. * Hardware / software systems fluency. Led programs spanning hardware and software (compute architecture, sensor and system integration, lab-to-platform test), enough to set direction for EE / hardware and integration leads. * Integrating modern compute with legacy, closed subsystems. Built the gateways, adapters, and abstraction layers that connect proprietary or undocumented interfaces into a unified data plane. * Delivery under hard constraints. Ownership of the full lifecycle from requirements through deployment and sustainment under reliability, latency, safety, and field-readiness constraints, with disciplined execution in ambiguous, fast-moving programs. * Cross-functional leadership and communication with product, hardware, operations, customers, and senior leadership, including clear escalation of technical and schedule risk. SECURITY REQUIREMENTS: * Must be a U.S. Citizen * Must hold or be eligible for a U.S. Secret security clearance For more information about U.S. security clearances: click here. NICE TO HAVE * Software-defined vehicles (SDVs) or analogous commercial platforms where a zonal architecture and centralized compute replaced distributed, domain-based controllers, directly transferable to a warship operating system. * Naval or maritime subsystems: combat / mission systems, shipboard communications (C5I, tactical data links, SATCOM), or HM&E. * Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) or other unmanned / autonomous platforms; familiarity with shipboard size, weight, power, and survivability constraints. * Prior naval service or fleet / operational experience. 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, life and disability insurance coverage, 401k retirement benefits with employer match, learning and wellness stipends, and paid time off. Note that benefits are subject to change and may vary based on jurisdiction of employment. Applied Intuition pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum intended target base salary for new hire salaries for the position. The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience, credentials & certifications, educational attainment, skill level requirements, interview performance, and the level and scope of the position. Please reference the job posting’s subtitle for where this position will be located. For pay transparency purposes, the base salary range for this full-time position in the location listed is: $250,000 to $343,000 USD annually. 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.
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 applied.co. 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 Applied Intuition is hiring a Content Editor to help explain complex, category-defining technology to the world. Applied Intuition is defining a new category in physical AI. The systems we build are complex, and how we explain them—clearly, accurately, and convincingly—matters. This role is central to that effort. You’ll help shape how customers, partners, and the broader market understand what we build and why it matters. This is a hands-on role focused on writing and editing high-quality content across product launches, company narratives, and executive communications. You’ll work closely with product marketing, engineering, and leadership to turn technical systems into clear, structured, and compelling stories. The role sits within the Brand & Content team and reports to the Head of Brand and Communications. It is an individual contributor position for someone who can operate with speed, judgment, and precision—someone who can take a rough idea or set of inputs and turn it into a near-final draft with minimal direction. At Applied Intuition, you will: Write and ship content across key company moments * Own drafting and editing for a range of external content, including: * Product and partnership announcements * Blog posts and technical narratives * Website and product copy * Event scripts and supporting materials * Drive pieces from rough inputs to polished drafts quickly and independently * Adapt tone and structure for different audiences, including engineers, OEM leaders, investors, and media Translate complex systems into clear narratives * Work with engineering and product teams to understand how systems actually work * Identify what matters and structure it into clear, logical explanations * Write in a way that is technically grounded but accessible * Avoid marketing language—prioritize clarity, precision, and substance Partner closely with product marketing and communications * Collaborate with product marketing on launch narratives and positioning * Support communications on press materials and messaging for announcements * Align content with broader company priorities, timelines, and campaigns * Ensure consistency with Applied Intuition’s core narratives across outputs Edit and improve content across the team * Provide clear, actionable edits on drafts from internal contributors * Apply editorial standards for clarity, structure, and tone * Help maintain a high bar across all written outputs We're looking for someone who has: * Produces clean, well-structured drafts that require minimal revision * Quickly ramps on new technical domains and asks the right questions * Can take ambiguous input and turn it into clear, publishable content * Balances speed with accuracy and attention to detail * Builds trust with cross-functional partners by consistently delivering * 3–7 years of experience in content, editorial, or writing roles * Strong writing and editing skills across formats * Experience working with technical or complex subject matter * Ability to structure ideas clearly and communicate them simply * Comfortable working with engineers and senior stakeholders * Highly organized and able to manage multiple workstreams at once 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.
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 applied.co. 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 Applied Intuition’s Program Manager - Global Mobility is a critical function within the People organization, supporting a growing workforce across 6+ countries. This role will partner closely with the Head of Global Mobility & Immigration for strategy and program build. We are looking for a Program Manager - Global Mobility to lead and scale high-impact initiatives that influence international operations and employee experience. You will own a high-impact portfolio of 300+ immigration cases and 50+ international relocations, using data and AI to drive improvements in speed, quality, and cost. This role is ideal for a trusted operator who combines deep technical immigration and mobility expertise with strong program management instincts. You are someone who moves seamlessly between counseling individual employees and redesigning the scalable systems that support them. AT APPLIED INTUITION, YOU WILL: * Own end-to-end immigration strategy, serving as the primary SME for major US visa categories (H-1B, L-1, O-1, PERM) and ensuring global compliance * Build our rotation and mobility program, overseeing the complete lifecycle of international transfers, assignments, and permanent relocations * Drive operational excellence by documenting standardized processes, managing vendor relationships, and defining operational KPIs like time-to-file and cost-per-matter * Design scalable manager communication systems, creating tiered guidance, intake SLAs, and self-service resources to reduce inbound noise * Leverage AI tools actively to automate repetitive case workflows, draft communications at scale, and translate regulatory updates into manager-ready guidance * Support global expansion and M&A by assessing work authorization feasibility and contributing to implementation playbooks for new markets WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS: * 5+ years of progressive experience in corporate immigration and global mobility, ideally within a fast-paced, multinational environment * Strong project management skills, with a proven track record of designing scalable programs that connect strategy to execution * Systems-oriented mindset and the ability to build playbooks that enable repeatable, complex work to run reliably with autonomy * Genuine AI fluency, currently using tools to scale communication and automate workflows rather than as a future aspiration * Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to translate legal nuance into business-aligned options for senior leaders NICE TO HAVE: * Experience building AI-assisted workflows (e.g., automated RFE drafting or status digests) * Experience with international relocations, tax equalization, and secondment compliance * Background in high-growth tech, including multi-country expansions and M&A integration 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.