Solutions Architect - Modeling & Simulation (Defense)

About the role

The Solutions Architect serves as the technical bridge between our engineering organization and our customers. Sitting within the Growth team, you will be the primary technical voice for our business development operations. Your mission: make the team technically impressive, ensuring every customer conversation, white paper, and proposal is grounded in a credible, differentiated technical narrative that maps Applied Intuition's capabilities to the customer's mission. At Applied Intuition, you will: Design bespoke solution architectures, integration concepts, and Concept of Operations (CONOPS) for specific DoD pursuits. Translate complex software capabilities into mission-relevant narratives for government engineers, SETAs, and technical evaluation teams. Act as the technical engine for the BD team, providing the substance for white papers, capability briefs, and RFI/RFP technical volumes. Lead technical customer engagements, including deep-dive architecture reviews and product demonstrations. Serve as the primary liaison between Growth and Engineering/Product teams to ensure capture strategies align with our roadmap. Conduct competitive technical analysis to identify architectural strengths and weaknesses versus industry incumbents. Convert customer requirements and operational constraints into actionable technical feedback for our product development cycles. We're looking for someone who has: BS or MS in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field. 5+ years of experience in technical pre-sales, systems engineering, or software architecture. Deep understanding of DoD technical environments, including classification levels (NIPR/SIPR/JWICS) and accreditation processes (ATO/IATT). Technical breadth across software architecture, data infrastructure, AI/ML, and edge computing. Proven ability to translate complex engineering concepts for non-technical Program Managers and senior stakeholders. Experience with systems integration and networking within operational military environments. Active Secret or Top Secret security clearance. Travel Requirements: Must be willing to travel as projects requires; average travel varies, but can be up to once a month for up to 1 week (~25%) Security Requirements: Must be a U.S. Citizen Must hold or be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance For more information about U.S. security clearances: click here .

Requirements

• Experience with modeling and simulation (M&S) frameworks or autonomous vehicle stacks.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps pipelines and containerization (Kubernetes, Docker) in secure environments.
• Previous experience supporting a high-growth defense tech startup or a major defense prime.
• Compensation & Benefits
• For pay transparency purposes, the base salary range for this full-time pos

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Additional Information

About Applied Intuition Applied Intuition, Inc. is powering the future of physical AI. Founded in 2017 and now valued at $15 billion, the Silicon Valley company is creating the digital infrastructure needed to bring intelligence to every moving machine on the planet. Applied Intuition services the automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining and agriculture industries in three core areas: tools and infrastructure, operating systems, and autonomy. Eighteen of the top 20 global automakers, as well as the United States military and its allies, trust the company's solutions to deliver physical intelligence. Applied Intuition is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with offices in Washington, D.C.; San Diego; Ft. Walton Beach, Florida; Ann Arbor, Michigan; London; Stuttgart; Munich; Stockholm; Bangalore; Seoul; and Tokyo. Learn more at applied.co . We are an in-office company, and our expectation is that employees primarily work from their Applied Intuition office 5 days a week. However, we also recognize the importance of flexibility and trust our employees to manage their schedules responsibly. This may include occasional remote work, starting the day with morning meetings from home before heading to the office, or leaving earlier when needed to accommodate family commitments.

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