Staff Vehicle Manufacturing Engineer
Kodiak AI · Mountain View, CA
Roboticsonsitestaff$155k–$220k
At a glance
Highlights
- Lead manufacturing for ruggedized compute racks and automotive harnessing.
- Drive DFM and best practices for vehicle-agnostic autonomous driving systems.
- Help launch driverless long-haul trucking service between Dallas and Houston.
What they offer
- Equity and annual bonuses
- Medical, Dental and Vision plans including infertility benefits
- Flexible PTO, 10 paid holidays and parental leave
- Dog-friendly office with free catered lunch and EV charging
- 401(k), Life and Disability Insurance and wellbeing benefits
- Legal services, commuter, FSA, HSA and incentive programs
Ideal candidate
Hands-on manufacturing leader with deep complex-systems experience who thrives taking products from design to scale. You care about rugged, reliable autonomy hardware and leading troubleshooting and yield improvements on the line.
Requirements
- 7+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in a complex environment
- Proven track record of managing complex system builds
- Automotive, heavy industry, or aerospace experience
- Hands-on experience with line bring-up, test, fixture design, and automation
- Excellent communication, organizational, and leadership skills
- Proven track record taking a system from design to scale production
- Ability to identify, root-cause, and lead solutions for line and field issues
- Experience leading DFx efforts with in-house design teams
- visa sponsorship
- May provide visa sponsorship for eligible candidates
- hiring process
- Initial screening assisted by AI tool Endorsed, 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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