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Applied Intuition is a $15B-valued Silicon Valley company (founded 2017) powering physical AI infrastructure for autonomous vehicles and moving machines across automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining, and agriculture. Eighteen of the top 20 global automakers and the US military trust their solutions.
The Tokyo office (60+ employees, based in Otemachi) is seeking a System Validation Engineer to lead Verification & Validation (V&V) efforts for autonomous driving systems. This is a hands-on role focused on ensuring systems and components meet specifications, standards, and customer expectations for production-ready on-road vehicles.
Key Responsibilities:
- Set up and lead test management for autonomous driving, overseeing test execution campaigns
- Collaborate with system development teams to understand requirements and define verification and validation plans
- Conduct functional, non-functional, regression, and performance testing using simulation and on-road methodologies
- Analyze test results, identify issues and trends, and troubleshoot with engineering teams
- Ensure compliance with industry standards, regulatory requirements, and quality management systems
- Document V&V activities and provide comprehensive stakeholder reports
- Provide release recommendations based on test results
- Contribute to the overall safety case of the product
The role offers exposure to best practices in automotive industry standards and a dynamic, customer-focused culture. Applied Intuition moves fast with a focus on excellence.
Requirements:
- Strong understanding of automotive systems and components (ADAS, infotainment, powertrain, vehicle control systems)
- Proficiency in automotive testing methodologies, tools, and processes
- Experience with HIL (Hardware-in-Loop) and SIL (Software-in-Loop) testing environments
- Experience in in-vehicle testing
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills
- Strong communication and collaboration abilities in cross-functional teams
Nice to Have:
- Minimum 5 years of V&V testing experience in the automotive industry
- Familiarity with industry standards (ISO 26262, ASPICE) and regulatory requirements
