Applied Intuition is looking to solve the problem of safe and reliable operation of autonomous maritime systems by interpreting and operationalizing the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) guidance for Preventing Collisions at Sea within advanced autonomy stacks.
Requirements
- Significant experience applying Maritime Collision Avoidance in real-world maritime operations, especially in navigation and collision avoidance
- Working knowledge of autonomous vessel technologies and the challenges in translating legal/mariner rules to machine-executable logic
- Background in maritime law, naval architecture, marine engineering, or operational roles (captain, pilot, etc.)
- Experience collaborating within multidisciplinary teams and communicating regulatory concepts to engineers and product managers
- Familiarity with sensor technologies (radar, AIS, GPS, video, audio, computer vision) as used in navigation and situational awareness systems
- Ability to work independently, prioritize projects, and thrive in a fast-paced technology environment
- Experience with machine learning approaches to situational awareness as related to lookout duties
Responsibilities
- Interpret and translate IMO guidance on collision avoidance requirements into precise, programmable rules for autonomy systems and decision algorithms
- Collaborate with autonomy engineers to implement, test, and validate compliance in real-time navigation and collision avoidance logic across manned and unmanned platforms
- Advise on strategies for handling subjective or ambiguous scenarios, factoring in context and safety priorities
- Develop and maintain documentation outlining compliance approaches, regularity changes, and lessons learned from real-world deployments
- Partner with AI and Perception teams to help autonomy platforms replicate or exceed human lookout and situational-reasoning capability, including advanced sensor integration for “seeing” and “hearing” tasks
- Implement software-based rule-following in autonomous maritime systems
- Test and validate compliance in real-time navigation and collision avoidance logic
Other
- Ability to work in an office 5 days a week, with occasional remote work
- Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant field
- Ability to prioritize projects and thrive in a fast-paced technology environment
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Ability to work with a diverse team and communicate regulatory concepts to engineers and product managers
