Kodiak Robotics

Vehicle Integration Engineer - Field Support

Mountain View, CA

Sponsorship not specified$140k-$170kDetected 19 days ago

PythonC++BashSpringLinuxIntellectual PropertyCustomer SupportRoboticsHardware DesignCommunication

About the role

The company has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) powered technology stack purpose-built for commercial trucking and the public sector.
In 2024, Kodiak became the first known company to publicly announce delivering a driverless semi-truck to a customer.

Respond rapidly to field failures and technical support requests to maintain system uptime
Lead cross-functional root cause analysis (RCA) across electrical, mechanical, firmware, and software domains
Drive corrective and preventive actions to eliminate repeat failures
Support implementation of design changes through prototyping, validation testing, and integration at customer sites
Perform preventative, corrective, and predictive maintenance on autonomous platforms
Provide direct design feedback to product and hardware engineering teams grounded in hands-on field experience
Create and review documentation including schematics, drawings, build instructions, and troubleshooting guides
Kodiak is also leveraging its commercial self-driving software to develop, test and deploy autonomous capabilities for the U.S. Department of Defense.
Source and define technical requirements for field-facing hardware and integration designs based on real-world failure data and operational needs
At Kodiak, we strive to build a diverse community working towards our common company goals in a safe and collaborative environment where harassment of any kind is strictly prohibited.

Strong bias toward action.
You are just as comfortable with a wrench as a keyboard.
Proven experience debugging and assembling complex hardware/software systems, ideally in autonomous vehicles, robotics, or similarly advanced systems.
Systems thinker.
Strong troubleshooting ability across electrical, mechanical, and software domains.
Deep familiarity with automotive and embedded electronics, including communication protocols such as Ethernet, CAN, LIN, and 100BASE-T1.
Comfort operating in Linux environments and using terminal-based diagnostic tools.
Experience with scripting or programming languages such as Python, C++, C, Bash, or ROS.

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)
Flexible PTO, 10 paid holidays, and generous parental leave policies
Office perks: dog-friendly, free catered lunch, a fully stocked kitchen, and free EV charging
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)
Commuter, FSA, Dependent Care FSA, HSA
Total compensation at Kodiak includes base pay, equity, bonus and a competitive benefits package
Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors including: work location, experience, relevant training, education, skill level and performance during interview.

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 delivers freight daily for its customers across the southern United States using its autonomous technology.
We are looking for a Vehicle Integration Engineer with a field support focus to keep our deployed autonomous systems running at customer sites.
You'll own fleet uptime, lead root cause investigations, and act as the technical bridge between customers, field operations, and product engineering - working across hardware, software, firmware, and systems integration to resolve issues fast and drive long-term reliability.
As part of the evaluation process, we provide Endorsed with job requirements and candidate-submitted applications.

equal opportunity employment regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Should the position require, and Kodiak determines that a candidate's residence, U.S. person status, and/or citizenship status necessitate an export license, bar the candidate from the position, or otherwise fall under national security-rel

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