CareerPlan

Application Engineer - Trucking

SunnyvaleFull-time2026-10-18 → 2026-10-25
On-site

Core

Lead a strategic autonomy program for a major Japanese automotive OEM, acting as the technical bridge between the customer and Applied's engineering teams to drive development through real-world on-road deployment.

Role type

Senior Application Engineer (Autonomy Systems)

Builds

On-road autonomy demonstrations and knowledge transfer programs for automotive OEMs

Domain

Autonomous vehicles, trucking, automotive systems integration

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Japanese language proficiency, systems thinking, stakeholder management, technical program leadership, software systems knowledge, cross-functional alignment

Preferred skills

Application engineering, technical program management, automotive OEM experience, training program design, autonomous vehicle system development

Technologies

Linux, Git, cloud

Responsibilities

Drive delivery of quarterly program milestones, plan and run onsite/remote meetings with customer, lead knowledge transfer program, align internal engineering teams, serve as trusted technical advisor, investigate on-road issues, channel insights into product roadmaps, plan and execute on-road autonomy demonstrations

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC