# Scenario Engineer - New Grad

**Company:** [Applied Intuition](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/applied-intuition)
**Location:** Sunnyvale, CA
**Role:** QA Engineering
**Salary:** $90k – $115k/yr
**Experience:** 0+ years
**Skills:** Python, Autonomous Vehicles, Simulation, Scenario Creation, Software Testing, Data Visualization, Debugging, Performance Metrics
**Posted:** 2026-08-14

> Creates and maintains simulation test scenarios for autonomous vehicle tools, defining safety and comfort requirements and analyzing performance coverage. The role suits analytical new graduates with a bachelor's degree in Physics, Statistics, or a related field, with coding or simulation experience preferred.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Design scenarios across a variety of operating domains, showcasing the capabilities of Applied Intuition's simulation tools.
- Define and implement safety and comfort performance requirements for scenarios.
- Create data visualizations and reports to understand autonomous vehicle performance and coverage.
- Work closely with product teams while using and providing feedback on core simulation functionality and usability.
- Support customer teams in defining and building scenario libraries relevant to their specific operational design domains.

## Requirements
- Bachelor's degree from a four-year university in Physics, Statistics, or a related field.
- Graduation by December 2026 or Summer 2027.
- Self-starter who takes initiative in a fast-paced environment.
- Analytical and detail-oriented.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

## Nice-to-haves
- Internship, research, or project experience with autonomous vehicles, simulation, scenario creation, or testing.
- Experience with triage, debugging, or analyzing issues in software or simulation environments.
- Ability to code in a scripting language such as Python to automate workflows.

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