Mapping Specialist

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

Applied Intuition is seeking skilled Mapping Specialists to support the creation and refinement of high definition HD maps for autonomous vehicles. These maps are 100x more detailed than standard road maps and serve as foundational inputs to Autonomous Vehicle perception planning and localization systems.

In this full time role youll work with point clouds aerial imagery street-level imagery and other 3D spatial datasets using Applieds cartography web app. Youll perform detailed digitization of road environments adhering to strict mapping specifications and contribute directly to improving AV stack performance.

This is an excellent opportunity for professionals with a background in HD map creation GIS mapping spatial annotation or 3D modeling for autonomy robotics simulation or gaming who are comfortable with technical workflows and fast paced iterative feedback cycles.

• Create edit and maintain HD maps to support L4 autonomous vehicle operations.

• Digitize road network geometry semantic attributes and related infrastructure from lidar point clouds high-resolution satellite and aerial imagery street-level imagery and other geospatial inputs.

• Apply detailed mapping specifications to ensure high accuracy completeness and consistency of map data.

• Contribute to multiple revision cycles based on internal technical acceptance criteria (e.g. validation performance robustness system integration).

• Triage troubleshoot and root cause map-related disengagement issues

• Provide structured feedback to improve internal tooling workflows and mapping specifications.

• Collaborate with software engineers using Git GitHub Jira Google Workspace apps (Docs and Sheets) and Slack.
  

• 3 years of experience in map creation and maintenance ideally in a relevant field such as autonomous vehicle mapping GIS or 3D game design

• Bachelors Degree or higher education

• A strong understanding of lane-level geometry at CM precision routing and HD (High-Definition) map structures used in autonomous driving.

• Experience working with point cloud data 3D visualization environments or lidar-based annotation tools

• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow precise digitization protocols

• Comfortable with repetitive accuracy-focused tasks and versioned map delivery

• Self-sufficient and organized in remote asynchronous fast paced work environment

• Familiarity with autonomous vehicle maps AV datasets or HD mapping pipelines

• Background in HD map pipelines for AV systems robotics or mapping platforms

• Prior experience with ADP Apollo Lanelet2 OpenDRIVE or similar HD map standards/formats

• Experience using browser-based map editors or web-based 3D tooling

• Programming: Basic scripting skills in Python or SQL and command line tooling

• Familiarity with feedback loops between mapping perception and planning teams

• Familiarity with log-based resimulation tooling and simulation-based map validation

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.

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