Vehicle Integration Technician
Public autonomous-vehicle technology company providing the Kodiak Driver, an AI-powered, modular autonomy platform for driverless commercial trucking and public-sector ground applications.
Funding history
About Kodiak AI, Inc.
Kodiak AI commercializes driverless ground-autonomy technology. Its vehicle-agnostic Kodiak Driver combines AI software, modular hardware, SensorPods, remote support, and offboard services; it serves trucking, industrial, defense, and public-sector use cases.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will build, maintain, and upfit autonomous vehicle systems. You will diagnose and repair mechanical, electrical, and software issues, test components, inspect hardware quality, and document findings through work instructions, redlines, and engineering feedback.
Requirements
- Demonstrate hands-on diagnostic and repair experience with mechanical and electrical systems.
- Have experience with prototype, first-article, or low-volume builds and test equipment.
- Diagnose intermittent electrical faults and read schematics, wiring diagrams, and harness diagrams.
- Create and use documentation for safety-critical issues, work instructions, and engineering feedback.
- Lift and carry up to 50 lbs unassisted.
- Stand, kneel, bend, and work in confined or awkward positions for extended periods.
- Work safely around vehicles, moving parts, elevated platforms, and high-voltage or high-energy systems.
- Work in shop, garage, or field environments with noise, dust, and varying temperatures.
Responsibilities
- Build, maintain, and upfit first-article autonomous technology builds.
- Troubleshoot, diagnose, repair, and identify root causes across mechanical, electrical, and software systems.
- Maintain, repair, and upfit systems to improve fleet uptime.
- Test mechanical and electrical components and assemblies.
- Generate and review work instructions, redlines, and manufacturing and service feedback.
- Inspect hardware quality and provide feedback to resolve build issues.
- Maintain a clean, safe, and organized work environment.
- Travel occasionally to fleet locations, partner sites, or field-support locations.
Benefits
- Equity and bonuses
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Infertility benefits
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- 10 paid holidays
- Long-term disability insurance
- Short-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Headspace
- Calm
- One Medical
- Gympass
- Spring Health
- Rula
- 401(k)
- Commuter benefits
- Flexible spending account
- Dependent care flexible spending account
- Health savings account
- Referral bonuses
- Patent bonuses