Applied Intuition
Mapping Operations Lead
$115K–$220K
Sunnyvale · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 28, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years in HD map production, geospatial data operations, or a closely related field in autonomous vehicles, robotics, or mobility.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in a relevant field
About the job
Leads day-to-day mapping operations, coordinating HD map production, validation, issue triage, and field feedback to support autonomous vehicle systems.
What you'll do
- Lead mapping specialists and manage priorities, workloads, and production schedules.
- Triage map and data issues, set quality standards, and coordinate resolution with engineering and operations teams.
- Coordinate simulation validation and use field feedback to improve map coverage and quality.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant field.
- 3+ years of experience in HD map production, geospatial data operations, or a closely related field in autonomous vehicles, robotics, or mobility.
- Experience leading or coordinating technical contributors.
- Understanding of HD map formats and annotation pipelines.
Nice to have
- Experience with LiDAR point clouds and camera-based feature extraction.
- Experience with standard definition street network data.
Pay
$115K – $220K USD base salary
Tools
OpenDRIVE, NDS, CARLA, LGSVL, SQL, C++, Python, QGIS
AI focus
AI skills are a strong plus; no specific AI work is described.
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