Staff, Hardware Electrical Engineer
Kodiak AI · Mountain View, CA
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At a glance
Highlights
- Design custom PCBA electronics critical to autonomous vehicle operation.
- Help launch driverless long-haul service between Dallas and Houston.
- Build vehicle-agnostic autonomous systems for trucking and defense.
What they offer
- Competitive compensation package including equity and annual bonuses
- Excellent Medical, Dental, and Vision plans through Kaiser Permanente, Cigna, and MetLife
- MetLife Legal Services, Identity & Fraud Protection, Hospital Indemnity, Accident and Critical Illness Insurance
- Flexible PTO, 10 paid holidays, and generous parental leave policies
- Dog-friendly office with free catered lunch in Mountain View, CA
Ideal candidate
A hands-on builder with deep automotive hardware experience who thrives debugging complex systems, communicates clearly, and is passionate about making autonomous vehicles safe and reliable.
Requirements
- BS or MS, or equivalent experience in Electrical, Mechanical, or Computer Engineering
- 10+ years of hardware development experience, ideally within automotive, aerospace or related industry
- 10+ years of experience with PCBAs, High Speed PCB Design, Harnesses, Power Distribution Units and Power Supplies
- Deep understanding of failure analysis and mixed analog and digital circuits
- Experience with implementation and on-vehicle debugging of I2C, CAN, SPI, and Ethernet
- Experience with high-speed communication such as PCIe and DDR
- Hands-on debug and bring-up of PCBs within a complex system
- Experience writing clear, concise, and detailed documentation
- visa sponsorship
- May provide visa sponsorship for eligible candidates
- hiring process
- Initial screening assisted by Endorsed AI tool; final hiring decisions made by human recruitment team.
Lab profile
About Kodiak AI
Develops vehicle-agnostic autonomous driving system for long-haul trucking, industrial, and defense.
What they build
- Kodiak Driver
- Driver-as-a-Service
Known for
- Vehicle-agnostic autonomous driving system
- AI-powered software with modular hardware
- Driverless commercial operations
- Operates in long-haul, industrial and defense
Key facts
- Founded in 2018
- Publicly traded (Nasdaq: KDK)
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