About the role

We are looking for an experienced engineer with expertise in the design and development of Lidars to join our sensor modeling team. Covering model development to simulation validation, this person will own the Lidar models end to end. At Applied, we encourage all engineers to take ownership over technical and product decisions, closely interact with users to collect feedback, and contribute to a thoughtful, dynamic team culture.

At Applied Intuition, you will:

• Own the lidar modeling process related to theory, design, implementation, and validation of lidar models  including material, radiometric and internal processing
• Work closely with our validation and rendering teams to demonstrate correlation, and create prebuilt sensor models to be used by our customers
• Work closely with customers and sensor vendors to implement their specific models
• Spend roughly 50% of your time on the validation of lidar models, and 50% of your time on model development

We’re looking for someone who has:

• 4+ years of experience
• Demonstrated design and implementation of high fidelity lidar simulations in previous work
• Knowledge about state of the art as well as theoretical operation of Lidar sensors
• Knowledge about environmental effects and modeling approaches
• Experience implementing models in Matlab, Python, or C++
• Experience across design, execution and analysis of experiments for evaluation of sensor performance

Nice to have:

• Experience working with rendering engines such as Unreal Engine
• Hands on experience with Lidar hardware

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: $125,000 - $222,000 USD annually.