Mechanical Engineer – New Graduate (Dec 2026)

About the role

As a new‑grad Mechanical Engineer at Applied Intuition, you will join the full product design lifecycle for self‑driving vehicles. Your work will directly influence requirements, design, integration, and validation of sensor suites and vehicle hardware that operate in harsh environments.

Key responsibilities

• Support mechanical engineering development of Applied Vehicles.
• Contribute to mechanical design of external sensor suites, compute assemblies, and vehicle interiors.
• Perform structural and thermal analysis of mechanical designs.
• Design, analyze, and validate components, assemblies, and fully integrated vehicle systems.
• Focus on scalability and manufacturability in all designs.
• Design, fabricate, and assemble custom test fixtures.
• Conduct incoming quality control, including visual inspection, pressure testing, and firmware flashing.
• Set up devices under test and run test scripts provided by test engineers.
• Produce detailed documentation for testing, maintenance, safety, and processes.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally to ensure designs meet organizational requirements.

Required profile

• BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering or an equivalent program, completed by December 2026.
• Eligibility to graduate in summer 2026 or by the end of 2026.

Required skills

• Structural analysis
• Thermal analysis
• Mechanical design
• Test fixture fabrication
• Quality control (visual inspection, pressure testing, firmware flashing)
• Test script execution