Solution Engineer, Air
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 11, 2026. First seen by Alion on Aug 19, 2026. Applied Intuition scores B on the Alion truth index.
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.; San Diego; Ft. Walton Beach, Florida; Ann Arbor, Michigan; London; Stuttgart; Munich; Stockholm; Bangalore; Seoul; and Tokyo. Learn more at applied.co.
We are an in-office company, and our expectation is that full-time employees primarily work from their Applied Intuition office 5 days a week. However, we also recognize the importance of flexibility and trust our employees to manage their schedules responsibly. This may include occasional remote work, starting the day with morning meetings from home before heading to the office, or leaving earlier when needed to accommodate family commitments. This in-office expectation does not apply to contractor positions
About the Role:
We are looking for a bright eloquent engineer to help our customers solve complex technical problems across Applied Intuition’s Air portfolio, which broadly aligns with Group 3 UAS and above size air vehicles including crewed combat aircraft. In this role you will work closely with service and civilian customers to ensure Applied’s solutions deliver maximum impact in advancing adoption of Autonomous systems within the UK&EUR Defence sector.
You Will:
Support the Air Systems and Partnerships Leads in pre-sales activity.
Act as the technical bridge between air defence customers and Applied Intuition UK’s engineering and product teams.
Support end-users in adoption.
Lead technical discussions, architecture reviews, demos, and early-stage deployments with customers.
Help customers adopt Applied’s code-first developer toolchain, onboarding engineering teams onto the SDK and integrating with customers’ existing infrastructure.
Requirements:
UK Security Clearance.
3+ years of experience working within the Air Domain.
Execution-driven mindset with strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple customer engagements in parallel.
Experience working directly with customers on complex problems at the intersection of software and vehicle systems.
Degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or related field.
Basic / intermediate programming experience in C/C++, Python, or similar.
Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
Nice to Have:
Service in a European Air Force.
Exposure to perception systems or AI/ML pipelines applied to in-vehicle experiences
Experience with simulation environments or digital twin platforms to validate vehicle software
Project management experience in cross-functional, customer-facing programs
Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
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