Operational Safety Lead - Defense

Applied Intuition(1 month ago)

San Diego, CA, United StatesOnsiteFull TimeSenior$150,000 - $185,000Safety

About this role

The Operational Safety Lead establishes standards and tools to evaluate and mitigate operational safety risks across ground, maritime, and flight test programs. The role acts as the authority for accepting operational safety risk and oversees the company’s operational safety program for experimental tests, demonstrations, and corporate flights. The position supports testing of crewed and uncrewed platforms and collaborates with program leads to ensure compliance and readiness.

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Required Skills

Program Oversight
Risk Assessment
Risk Acceptance
SOP Development
Regulatory Compliance
Safety Training
Test Planning
Documentation
Safety Reviews
Tooling

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Qualifications

Test Pilot School Graduate
FAA Part 107
100 Hours PIC
U.S. Citizen
Active U.S. Security Clearance
Bachelor's Degree
Top Secret Clearance

About Applied Intuition

appliedintuition.com

Applied Intuition is a vehicle intelligence company that provides core software and tools for building and validating AI-powered vehicles. It delivers a Vehicle OS, autonomy stacks, and an end-to-end toolchain—including simulation, testing, and validation capabilities—to help autonomy teams develop, test, and deploy safe vehicle behaviors. Automakers and autonomous-vehicle developers use its platform to accelerate development, reduce risk, and scale safety and compliance across complex driving scenarios.