Applied Intuition · 14 hours ago
Research Engineer - Simulation
Sunnyvale, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$158K/yr - $304K/yrApplied Intuition is powering the future of physical AI, focusing on creating digital infrastructure for autonomous systems. The Research Engineer will conduct research in areas such as traffic simulation and physics-based simulation, collaborating with scientists to develop models and contribute to high-quality research publications.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesEnterprise SoftwareInfrastructureSoftware
Responsibilities
Conduct research on reconstruction, world model, traffic simulation, physics-based simulation
Work closely with Research Scientists and interns on high-quality research publications to submit to top-tier conferences
Collaborate with our simulation tool team to deploy neural simulation and world model
Qualification
Required
Hands-on experience with world foundation model, 3D/4D reconstruction and novel view synthesis, traffic simulation, deformable object simulation, with applications to autonomous driving and general robotics
Passion for building and shipping customer-focused software frameworks or tools
Strong research skills and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively on projects
Preferred
MSc or PhD in machine learning, computer vision and graphics with autonomy and robotics applications or closely related field
Experience with training with large-scale data and ML models
Benefits
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
Paid time off
Company
Applied Intuition
Applied Intuition provides software infrastructure to safely develop, test, and deploy autonomous vehicles
at scale.
Founded in 2017
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (122)
2024 (56)
2023 (33)
2022 (16)
2021 (4)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.5BKey Investors
BlackRock,Kleiner PerkinsLux Capital,Porsche Investments ManagementAddition,Coatue,Elad Gil
2025-06-17Series F· $600M
2024-07-25Secondary Market· $300M
2024-03-11Series E· $250M
Leadership Team
Qasar Younis
Co-Founder and CEO
Peter Ludwig
CTO, Co-founder
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