Mining Site Lead

Arizona Autonomous Vehicles Full-time $90k to $140k Posted Aug 17, 2026
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About this role

Applied Intuition is hiring a Mining Site Lead, full-time, on-site in Arizona, in the Autonomous Vehicles sector.

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 full-time 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. This in-office expectation does not apply to contractor positions

At Applied Intuition, you will:

  • Manage on-site services such as utilities, safety zones, communication systems, and fleet access/security protocols to enable testing.

  • Lead daily field operations at our customer deployments, ensuring teams, vehicles, and equipment are ready to support scheduled test activities.

  • Coordinate test plans and work schedule of Test Specialists and Vehicle Operators.

  • Partner with test engineering teams to understand the test plan and ensure flawless field execution aligned with technical goals.

  • Promote and enforce a strong safety culture, identifying issues in real time and escalating risks to the Safety team for resolution and process development.

  • Facilitate and support site-level risk assessments, such as HIRA-style evaluations (hazard identification and risk assessment), to inform team planning and vendor readiness.

  • Serve as the primary point of contact between Customer and Applied

  • Work closely with commercial and build teams to align on key product use cases and requirements as directed from customer voice.

  • Deliver operational feedback to influence product usability, reliability, and customer experience.

  • Identify and lead continuous improvement opportunities for operational efficiency, field readiness, and cross-functional coordination.

We're looking for someone who has:

  • 5+ years of experience in field operations, ideally in mining, AV testing, robotics, or industrial environments.

  • Bachelor's degree in business, operations, mechanical, electrical or related field

  • Proven leadership in execution-oriented roles within complex, deployment environments.

  • Strong vendor and contractor management skills with an ability to drive accountability and clear outcomes.

  • Comfort operating in rugged, dynamic environments with limited structure and high operational tempo.

Nice to have:

  • Familiarity with ultra class rigid frame haul trucks.

  • Familiarity with autonomous systems, construction equipment, or mining fleet operations.

  • Exposure to field safety systems and site assessments.

  • Experience supporting the deployment or piloting of new hardware/software systems in field or industrial settings.

  • Background in mechanical systems, test execution, or program coordination is a plus.

Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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