- Robot type
- Autonomous Vehicle · Robot AI and Software
- Location
- SunnyvaleCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Hardware
- Posted
- Jul 9, 2026
- Salary
- $110,000–$200,000 a year
OTA Validation Engineer
Job description
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.;
Job responsibilities
- Design and execute manual and automated test cases for OTA software features and system requirements.
- Validate OTA update workflows across HIL benches, lab vehicles, and prototype vehicles, including ECU communication and vehicle functionality.
- Perform functional and regression testing across vehicle ECUs under various network, power, and update conditions.
- Develop and maintain Python-based test automation to improve coverage and regression efficiency.
- Analyze logs, investigate defects, verify fixes with engineering teams, and document test results, bug reports, and validation artifacts.
Job requirements
- 2+ years of experience in software validation, embedded systems, or automotive engineering
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
- Basic Python programming skills
- Familiarity with the Linux command line
- Understanding of software testing fundamentals (test case design, defect lifecycle, regression testing)
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