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Hardware Integration Engineer

EpiSci

EpiSci

Other Engineering
Tokyo, Japan
Posted on Feb 24, 2026

About Applied Intuition

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 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.

About Tokyo

Applied Intuition entered the Japan market in 2019. The company has rapidly grown and established strategic relationships with major Japanese automotive OEM customers. Based in the Otemachi area, the Tokyo site consists of more than 60 employees who previously come from Google, Mobileye, TIER IV, Woven by Toyota, Tesla and other renowned companies.

We are continuing to look for experienced and motivated talents across the world to come join our Tokyo team! We are open to considering anyone interested in pursuing a career at Applied Intuition Tokyo office.

About the role

As a Hardware Validation Test Engineer you will be an integral part of the commissioning of new vehicles for our various projects at Applied Intuition. Your contributions will enable and make more effective broader hardware integration work being done on our vehicle fleets and drive quality and stability improvements for our vehicles being released for the road. You will primarily be responsible for the provisioning of new vehicle hardware, including sensors and computers, and then conducting validation testing at multiple stages of the vehicle build lifecycle.

At Applied Intuition, you will:

  • Support hardware integration efforts and development of Applied vehicles.
  • Conduct component provisioning, ensuring that a wide variety of components are ready for integration into a vehicle.
  • Validate integrated vehicle builds at the system and vehicle level.
  • Scale our provisioning and validation efforts to support larger vehicle fleets.
  • Work cross-functionally to ensure that the provisioning and validation needs of various teams and projects are being met.

We're looking for someone who has:

  • BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or similar
  • 2+ years experience working with automotive hardware and software
  • Experience with hardware reliability and testing
  • Experience with AV components (LiDAR, RADAR, Cameras, etc.)
  • Experience creating and executing test plans

Nice to have:

  • Knowledge of automotive communication (CAN/CAN FD, LIN, Automotive Ethernet)
  • Knowledge/Experience with common CAN/CAN FD tools (Vector, PCAN View/Explorer)
  • Experience flashing software/firmware updates on hardware (ECUs, etc)

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.

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.