Applied Intuition
Mechanical Engineer - New Grad
About this role
Applied Intuition seeks a new mechanical engineering graduate to support the design and validation of autonomous vehicles, focusing on sensor integration, hardware reliability, and structural analysis. You'll work hands-on across the complete product lifecycle, from component design to full-vehicle testing in a collaborative engineering environment.
What you'll do
- Support mechanical design of external sensor suites, compute assemblies, and vehicle interiors for autonomous vehicles
- Perform structural and thermal analysis on mechanical designs using CAE tools
- Design, fabricate, and assemble custom test fixtures in collaboration with engineering teams
- Conduct incoming quality control inspections, pressure testing, and firmware flashing on hardware
- Execute test scripts and validate systems at component, assembly, and integrated vehicle levels
- Produce technical documentation for testing, maintenance, safety, and team processes
What they're looking for
- CAD design and 3D modeling (SolidWorks preferred)
- Finite element analysis (FEA) and computational analysis
- Hands-on shop work and machining
- Technical documentation and writing
- Hardware testing and quality control
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Python scripting (preferred)
- Automotive systems knowledge
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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
- Describe your most complex hands-on build project (FSAE, Baja, robotics, etc.) and your specific mechanical design contributions.
- Walk us through a time you used CAD to solve a design problem—what was the challenge and how did you iterate?