Jobs at Kodiak Robotics

Designs and implements onboard vehicle systems integrating autonomy hardware, embedded devices, AI, and vehicle platforms. Responsibilities include testing vehicle actuation systems, developing real-time operating system components and C++ infrastructure, building reliable compute and network systems, deploying autonomous trucks, and analyzing system performance. Requires 5+ years of software development connected to hardware, modern C++, CAN protocols, and Linux debugging. Experience with control systems, Bazel, bare-metal or RTOS platforms, and ISO 26262 is preferred.

Owns Kodiak’s engineering test-request intake, triage, prioritization, and cross-site scheduling system. Manages test-track bookings, vendors, facilities, trucks, drivers, and track operations spending. Publishes scheduling and throughput metrics, oversees backlog and SLA reviews, audits ticket quality, and improves processes as demand scales. The role requires independent cross-functional coordination with engineering, program, and site teams, including resolving capacity conflicts and recommending tradeoffs.

Designs, maintains, and facilitates operational training programs for autonomous trucking operations. Develops LMS content covering workflows, technical systems, safety protocols, and SOPs; delivers onboarding and continuous development; assesses trainee proficiency; collaborates with operational leaders and subject matter experts; and uses feedback and performance data to improve training effectiveness.

Design and improve behavior and motion planning systems for autonomous vehicles. Own planning features from problem definition through deployment, using logs, simulation, metrics, and real-world data to debug and validate autonomy behavior. Develop production-quality C++ software, define safety and performance metrics, participate in technical reviews, and collaborate across prediction, controls, perception, machine learning, simulation, systems, and safety teams. Mentor engineers and provide system-level judgment on deployment readiness.

Owns end-to-end multi-state payroll operations for salaried and hourly employees, including regular and off-cycle runs, equity-related transactions, tax filings, and year-end reporting. Manages payroll accounting, journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, month-end close, internal controls, SOX compliance, and audits. Partners with Accounting, Finance, People Operations, and Stock Administration to resolve issues, improve processes, and ensure accurate, compliant payroll and financial reporting.

Manage technical execution roadmaps, hardware platform development, integration, manufacturing scale-up, schedules, milestones, resources, risks, and cross-functional dependencies. Partner with hardware, software, systems, and operations teams to deliver autonomous vehicle programs on time and safely. Communicate priorities and tradeoffs, resolve blockers, improve manufacturing productivity, and maintain technical understanding of autonomous vehicle platforms, hardware lifecycles, safety processes, and testing operations.

Leads electromechanical manufacturing engineering for autonomous vehicle systems, including DFM, supplier coordination, documentation, production-line design, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, yield improvement, testing, fixtures, and automation. The role requires taking complex systems from design through scaled production, coordinating cross-functional teams, improving manufacturing processes, and communicating program progress and risks to leadership.

Lead technical strategy and architecture for autonomous navigation, localization, mapping, and pose-estimation systems. Develop sensor-fusion and visual/lidar odometry algorithms using camera, lidar, IMU, GNSS, and wheel-speed data. Define navigation metrics, evaluate sensor performance and calibration, resolve complex localization issues, mentor engineers, and build reliable production software for autonomous vehicles.

Develop analyses and recommendations for ambiguous product and operational problems; design scalable processes; manage feedback between field operations, Product, and Engineering; support feature testing, validation, and deployment; define KPIs and monitor field performance; communicate risks and progress to leadership; and improve operational workflows for autonomous vehicle technology.

Develops and maintains production manufacturing test software for autonomous vehicle components and systems. Automates configuration, verification, and testing; improves test coverage and capacity; transitions prototypes into reliable production platforms; integrates tests with MES, PLM, databases, and traceability systems; enhances operator interfaces; and collaborates across manufacturing, quality, embedded, IT, and cybersecurity teams.

Lead technical strategy and development for autonomous vehicle localization, navigation, sensor fusion, pose estimation, visual and lidar odometry, and calibration systems. Build high-reliability C++ software, define evaluation metrics, optimize sensor performance, resolve complex localization issues, and mentor engineers while setting technical direction across the organization.

Develop and maintain 2D and 3D visualization tools for autonomous vehicle development and testing. Build ReactJS, TypeScript, and Three.js interfaces that convert robotics sensor data into engineering insights. Create backend services and APIs, improve performance and scalability, collaborate with engineering, quality, and operations teams, and deploy production tooling with minimal disruption. The role also involves working with time-series robotics data, profiling applications, documenting systems, and supporting autonomous trucking infrastructure.

Leads system-level integration of autonomous vehicle sensors, computing, actuation, and vehicle systems from architecture through deployment. Develops test plans, coordinates cross-functional build events, provides design-for-manufacturing and design-for-test feedback, maintains technical documentation, troubleshoots integration issues, and defines requirements and acceptance criteria with systems and hardware teams.

The Functional Safety Software Engineer will develop technical safety requirements, lead software safety specification, and perform analyses to comply with ISO 26262, focusing on autonomous vehicles.

Build and maintain scalable data stores and reliable data pipelines for robotics and safety datasets. Optimize AuroraDB and Elasticsearch performance, support data ingestion and cleanliness, and develop QuickSight or other dashboarding solutions for organizational reporting. The intern will collaborate on dependable data platforms, use modern software development workflows, and may contribute to cloud database infrastructure, automated data integration, and infrastructure-as-code projects.

Finance Manager supporting FP&A, investor relations, corporate development, strategy, and business operations. Responsibilities include financial planning, forecasting, modeling revenue, expenses, cash flow, costs, capital structure and M&A, performance reporting, variance analysis, FP&A system implementation, quarterly close, public company reporting, and process improvement. The role collaborates across functions and may evolve into team leadership.

Leads vehicle hardware integration, diagnostics, repairs, upgrades, quality inspections, and fleet reliability improvements for autonomous commercial vehicles. Coordinates complex technical initiatives across mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, and vehicle operations teams. Owns design-for-manufacturing and serviceability feedback, develops vehicle and subsystem BOMs, documentation, and verification plans, and drives testing, corrective actions, and sustaining engineering for fielded products.

Build and lead hardware quality industrialization processes from the ground up. Partner with engineering, supply chain, operations, suppliers, and manufacturing partners to establish repeatable quality systems; evaluate supplier processes; analyze field returns; lead root-cause investigations and corrective actions; define hardware test parameters and acceptance limits; manage product supply verticals such as PCBAs and harnesses; and ensure compliance with certification requirements.

The Senior IT Systems Engineer at Kodiak Robotics will oversee support for users, automate IT processes, and manage network infrastructure, collaborating on various IT projects.

Own the full product lifecycle for Level 4 autonomous trucking solutions: define requirements, prioritize features, drive cross-functional execution, monitor KPIs, gather user feedback, communicate progress and risks, and support commercial deployments.