Applied Intuition · 17 hours ago
Operational Safety Lead - Defense
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$150K/yr - $185K/yr
10+ years expApplied Intuition is a leading company in the field of physical AI, focusing on creating digital infrastructure for various industries. The Operational Safety Lead will be responsible for developing tools to assess and mitigate safety risks across multiple testing environments, ensuring compliance with safety standards and regulations.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesEnterprise SoftwareInfrastructureSoftware
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Set company safety requirements
Work with the leaders of each vertical to ensure their standard operating procedures (SOPs) support the company’s safety requirements
Work with project and vertical leads to aid in evaluating risks for each project
Serve as an impartial arbitrator of risk for projects and take direct authority for safety anytime the risk level goes above 'Medium'
Stay informed of the latest regulatory guidance and industry best practices pertaining to operational safety
Disseminate new information and ensure company policies and procedures remain in compliance
Provide direct input to operators, test engineers, and aircrew by hosting safety stand-downs and recurrent safety training
Collaborate with testing organizations in developing, updating, and approving individual programs’ Test Risk Analyses Worksheets (TRW)
Be a leader in Test Risk Management through coordination with the Test Engineer of each program and by participating in test plan reviews, test operations, pre- and post-test operational briefings, and test readiness reviews
Collaborate in the development of and amendments to, company's operations and test documentation, including operations manuals, test SOPs, local procedures, etc. This includes procedures involving ground handling of aircraft
Lead periodic reviews of operational safety plans for each vertical and ensure that mitigation procedures are practical, being used, and are modified if required to ensure test team safety
Procure and provide necessary safety training to operators and those evaluating safety risk
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree
Graduate of a certified test pilot school or at least 10 years of testing experience to include leading test teams
Maintenance, experimental, developmental, or production test experience
Experience handling ordnance
Must be willing to travel up to 50% of the time
Must be a U.S. Citizen
Must have an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance
Preferred
FAA Part 107 license (or better)
100 hours minimum PIC for Part 107
8 years of aviation, 4 years of aviation safety experience
Experience working with government test teams and navigating government Safety Review Boards
Advanced degrees will be considered as additional experience
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.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.5BKey Investors
General Catalyst
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
Recent News
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