Electrical System Integration Engineer New Grad

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 companys 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 .

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
Applied Intuition is seeking a New Grad Electrical Systems Integration Engineer to work across vehicle electrical architecture and bench validation. You will design automotive-grade wire harnesses and build out the hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) benches and firmware bringup workflows that validate them working alongside senior engineers cross-functional teams and suppliers to take electrical systems from schematic to a running vehicle.

This role is open to candidates who graduated in summer 2026 or will graduate by the end of 2026.

AT APPLIED INTUITION YOU WILL:

• Design the routing and retention of harnesses cables and connectors to ensure ease of assembly serviceability and robust functionality

• Build instrument and maintain hardware-in-the-loop (HiL) test benches used for electrical system integration and validation

• Perform firmware bringup on new ECUs and vehicle hardware flashing debugging boot and communication issues and validating interfaces (CAN LIN Automotive Ethernet) against spec

• Develop BOMs wire and material specifications

• Create and manage CAD (3D models assemblies 2D drawings) using SolidWorks and Altium for low-voltage high-voltage and high-speed vehicle interconnects

• Write scripts and tooling to automate bench test execution and data capture

• Interface cross-functionally to drive program delivery

• Work with OEMs vendors and partners (current and potential) to identify the best solutions for Applied Intuitions vehicle platform

WERE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS:

• BS or MS degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Systems Engineering Mechatronics Computer Science or an equivalent program completed in 2026 (summer or fall/winter graduates welcome)

• Coursework internship research or project experience in electrical hardware design embedded systems or test bench development

• Hands-on lab skills: comfort with oscilloscopes logic analyzers multimeters bench supplies soldering and crimping

• Familiarity with embedded C/C and a scripting language such as Python

• Exposure to serial and vehicle communication protocols (CAN LIN SPI I2C UART or Ethernet)

• Willingness to work hands-on in a lab and vehicle garage environment

NICE TO HAVE:

• Experience with wire harness design and automotive standards (IPC/WHMA-A-620 ISO 6722 SAE J1128)

• Experience with HiL platforms or bench automation frameworks (dSPACE NI/VeriStand Vector CANoe or custom rigs)

• Firmware bringup experience on a new board or ECU bootloaders JTAG/SWD debugging peripheral configuration

• Formula SAE Baja solar car robotics or similar hands-on vehicle team experience

• Familiarity with SolidWorks Altium Capital or CATIA

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Dont meet every single requirement If youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt 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.

Applied Intuition is an equal opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor. Consequently the parties agree that as applicable they will abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a) 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and that these laws are incorporated herein by reference. These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or national origin. These regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin protected veteran status or disability. The parties also agree that as applicable they will abide by the requirements of Executive Order 13496 (29 CFR Part 471 Appendix A to Subpart A) relating to the notice of employee rights under federal labor laws.

FOR US-BASED ROLES: Applied Intuition is committed to providing an accessible and inclusive application and interview experience to applicants who are disabled veterans and other applicants with disabilities or medical conditions. Reasonable accommodations are available requesting an accommodation will not affect your candidacy in any way and you are not required to disclose the nature of your disability or medical condition in order to make a request.
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