Applied Intuition
Hardware Integration Engineer - New Grad (December 2026)
About this role
Applied Intuition seeks a Hardware Integration Engineer (new grad, December 2026) to design and validate compute and sensor hardware for autonomous vehicles. You'll work across the full hardware lifecycle—from schematic and PCB design through bring-up, testing, and production support—collaborating with firmware, software, and mechanical teams.
What you'll do
- Design and review schematics and PCB layouts for compute, sensor, and interface hardware
- Support hardware bring-up and debug at board and component levels
- Develop and execute test plans to validate hardware functionality, performance, and reliability
- Collaborate with firmware and software engineers on embedded system integration and end-to-end validation
- Partner with vendors and contract manufacturers on prototyping, DFM/DFT reviews, and production ramp
- Create hardware documentation including schematics, BOMs, and test reports
What they're looking for
- Circuit design and digital/analog electronics
- PCB layout and design
- Lab equipment operation (oscilloscope, multimeter, logic analyzer)
- Schematic and datasheet interpretation
- Hardware bring-up and troubleshooting
- Test plan development and validation
- Vehicle communication protocols (CAN, LIN, Ethernet, SPI, I2C)
- High-speed digital design or power electronics (nice to have)
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Applied Intuition
Applied Intuition builds autonomous vehicle and defense systems software, including motion planning algorithms, simulation infrastructure, and autonomy integration platforms for aerial and ground platforms. The company is hiring for security engineers, robotics/autonomy software engineers, hardware-in-the-loop specialists, and IT operations professionals to support its growing physical AI operations.
- Website
- appliedintuition.com
Likely interview questions
- Walk us through a hardware project where you debugged a circuit issue—what tools did you use and how did you isolate the problem?
- Describe your experience with PCB layout. Have you worked with design rules, trace routing, or high-speed considerations?