Operational Safety Lead - Defense

Applied Intuition(1 month ago)

Washington, DC, United StatesOnsiteFull TimeSenior$150,000 - $185,000Safety

About this role

The Operational Safety Lead creates tools and defines company-wide processes to evaluate and mitigate operational safety risks across ground, maritime, and flight testing of crewed and uncrewed platforms. This role serves as the authoritative risk acceptor for projects, oversees and updates the operational safety program, and ensures compliance with regulatory guidance and industry best practices. The position also involves providing training, leading safety reviews, and coordinating test risk management with program test engineers.

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Required Skills

Safety Requirements
SOPs
Risk Evaluation
Risk Arbitration
Regulatory Compliance
Safety Training
Test Risk Analysis
Test Management
Test Planning
Documentation

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Qualifications

FAA Part 107 License
Test Pilot School Graduate
U.S. Citizenship
Active U.S. Security Clearance
Bachelor's Degree
Active US 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.