Hardware Technical Program Manager
Kodiak AI is a public autonomous-vehicle technology company whose Kodiak Driver combines AI software and modular hardware for driverless commercial trucking and public-sector ground-autonomy applications.
Funding history
About Kodiak AI, Inc.
Kodiak develops and commercializes the Kodiak Driver, a vehicle-agnostic autonomous-driving platform. Its driverless trucks are operating for paying customers, and it also serves public-sector applications.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will create technical execution roadmaps, manage hardware platform development and integration, and define schedules, milestones, and resource allocation. You will coordinate cross-functional deliverables, manage risks and dependencies, communicate trade-offs, improve manufacturing processes, and maintain technical knowledge of vehicle platforms and test operations.
Requirements
- 5+ years of technical program management experience
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering, or a similar technical field
- Experience managing fast-paced initiatives with multiple stakeholders and complex schedules
- Experience in the automotive or trucking industry
- Experience managing hardware projects toward manufacturing at scale in a startup environment
- Expertise with Linear, JIRA, Smartsheet, or LucidChart
- Communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to facilitate trade-offs between engineering and product requirements while maintaining safety standards
- Knowledge of autonomous vehicles
Responsibilities
- Create technical execution roadmaps and track cross-team dependencies
- Manage development and integration of the hardware platform
- Define schedules, milestones, and resource allocation to meet program objectives
- Communicate schedules, status, and priorities across the organization
- Coordinate hardware, software, systems, and operations deliverables
- Prioritize and resolve issues, risks, dependencies, and barriers
- Communicate risks and trade-offs to stakeholders
- Develop tools and processes to improve manufacturing productivity
- Maintain technical knowledge of vehicle platforms, hardware lifecycle, safety clearance, and test operations
Benefits
- Equity
- Bonus