# Triage Engineer

**Company:** [Applied Intuition](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/applied-intuition)
**Location:** Arizona
**Role:** Hardware Engineering
**Salary:** $90k – $110k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Automotive Hardware, Automotive Software, Reliability Testing, Lidar, Radar, Cameras, Can, Can Fd, Lin, Automotive Ethernet, Vector, Pcan-View/Explorer, Firmware Flashing, Ecus, Jira
**Posted:** 2026-08-17

> The Triage Engineer diagnoses vehicle-system failures, improves fleet uptime, and implements scalable reliability and testing solutions. The role requires a relevant engineering degree, 5+ years of automotive hardware and software experience, and familiarity with autonomous-vehicle sensors and communication systems.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Improve vehicle fleet uptime by performing root-cause analysis on trending vehicle issues.
- Implement long-term fixes by designing fleet-scalable solutions.
- Create, implement, and maintain robust testing procedures, diagnostic tools, and operational metrics to maximize fleet uptime, safety, and vehicle stability.
- Investigate why systems fail or underperform on the road and use findings to improve vehicle reliability.
- Work cross-functionally with engineering and operations teams on escalations and fleet reliability improvements, including demonstration and testing performance.

## Requirements
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a similar field.
- 5+ years of experience working with automotive hardware and software.
- Experience with software and hardware reliability and testing.
- Experience with autonomous-vehicle components, including LiDAR, RADAR, and cameras.

## Nice-to-haves
- Knowledge of automotive communication protocols, including CAN, CAN FD, LIN, and Automotive Ethernet.
- Experience with CAN/CAN FD tools such as Vector and PCAN-View/Explorer.
- Experience flashing software or firmware updates on hardware, including ECUs.
- Experience with Slack, Jira, and Confluence.

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