Verification Engineer

Kodiak Robotics Inc. was founded in 2018 and has become a leader in autonomous ground transportation committed to a safer and more efficient future for all. The company has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) powered technology stack purpose-built for commercial trucking and the public sector. The company delivers freight daily for its customers across the southern United States using its autonomous 2024 Kodiak became the first known company to publicly announce delivering a driverless semi-truck to a customer. Kodiak is also leveraging its commercial self-driving software to develop test and deploy autonomous capabilities for the U.S. Department of Defense.

We are looking for an experienced Verification Engineer to join our team. Our manufacturing team is growing quickly and we need someone with a strong quality engineering and technical background. This role is crucial to ensure required quality performances of a truck is reached at end of production line. You will work closely with hardware systems and manufacturing teams to drive technical execution.

In this role you will:

• Work internally within Kodiak with engineering and our external manufacturing partners to build data driven repeatable verification processes
• Conduct build-based troubleshooting and debugging to isolate hardware and SW failures within specific subsystems
• Design implement and communicate proactive corrective and preventive measures addressing primary failure modes
• Perform hands-on diagnostics and repairs across electrical software and mechanical systems to identify root causes for fleet-wide issues
• Drive engineering verification programs by utilizing rigorous analysis tools and principles to meet established performance standards
• Evaluate hardware quality and provide critical feedback to resolve assembly or manufacturing discrepancies
• Validate technical documentation including schematics build procedures and incoming quality control protocols
• Participate to integration lifecycle: especially bring-up validation and sign-off
• Participate to cross-functional build and integration events with Mechanical Electrical Manufacturing and Systems teams as well as Design-For-Manufacturing and Design-For-Test feedback to ensure new
  platforms are built for quality and scale

What youll bring:

• Strong technical background. BS or MS in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
• 6 years of experience in the autonomous vehicle automotive or a related industry
• Strong systems thinking and problem-solving skills; you are energized by complex multi-disciplinary integration challenges
• Hands-on. You are equally comfortable with a wrench and a keyboard. Confident with automotive electronics and familiar with communication protocols and tools such as Ethernet and CAN
• A team leader. Whether formally or informally you have played the lead role on multiple integration or development programs. You take ownership and drive teams to deliver results
• Great communicator. You write clear concise and detailed technical documentation and are skilled at leading and participating in cross-functional design and integration reviews
• Proven ability to drive testing through development execution analysis corrective actions and final report-outs across all stages of product development

What we offer:

• Competitive compensation package including equity and annual bonuses
• Excellent Medical Dental and Vision plans through Kaiser Permanente Cigna and MetLife (including a medical plan with infertility benefits)
• MetLife Legal Services Identity & Fraud Protection Hospital Indemnity Insurance Accident Insurance & Critical Illness Insurance
• Flexible PTO 10 paid holidays and generous parental leave policies
• Long Term Disability Short Term Disability Life Insurance
• Wellbeing Benefits - Headspace through Cigna Calm through Kaiser One Medical Gympass Spring Health through Cigna Rula (mental health navigation)
• Fidelity 401(k)
• Commuter FSA Dependent Care FSA HSA
• Various incentive programs (referral bonuses patent bonuses etc.)