Senior Vehicle Integration Engineer - Field Support at Kodiak

<div class="content-intro"><p>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 has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) powered technology stack purpose-built for commercial trucking and the public sector. The company delivers freight daily for its customers across the southern United States using its autonomous technology. In 2024, Kodiak became the first known company to publicly announce delivering a driverless semi-truck to a customer. Kodiak is also leveraging its commercial self-driving software to develop, test and deploy autonomous capabilities for the U.S. Department of Defense.</p></div><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We are looking for a Senior 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.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>In this role, you will:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Respond rapidly to field failures and technical support requests to maintain system uptime</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Travel frequently to customer and deployment sites to troubleshoot and resolve complex issues (min. 30% travel expected)</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Lead cross-functional root cause analysis (RCA) across electrical, mechanical, firmware, and software domains</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Drive corrective and preventive actions to eliminate repeat failures</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Support implementation of design changes through prototyping, validation testing, and integration at customer sites</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Source and define technical requirements for field-facing hardware and integration designs based on real-world failure data and operational needs</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Improve diagnostic strategies and tooling to detect and isolate failure modes more rapidly, and recommend reliability enhancements based on operational performance data</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Perform preventative, corrective, and predictive maintenance on autonomous platforms</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Provide direct design feedback to product and hardware engineering teams grounded in hands-on field experience</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Create and review documentation including schematics, drawings, build instructions, and troubleshooting guides</span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt;">What you'll bring:</span></strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Strong bias toward action.</strong> You take ownership of ambiguous problems, move quickly to contain issues, and deliver results without waiting for perfect clarity.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Hands on.</strong> 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.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Systems thinker.</strong> 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.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Design-minded.</strong> Track record of contributing to hardware or systems design reviews with practical, implementation-focused feedback. You translate field observations and failure trends into actionable design requirements.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Comfort operating in Linux environments and using terminal-based diagnostic tools.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience with scripting or programming languages such as Python, C++, C, Bash, or ROS.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Ability to independently solve complex, novel technical problems with minimal guidance.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Great communicator.</strong> Strong written and verbal skills across diverse audiences — you can explain a firmware bug to a customer and write a clear troubleshooting guide for the field team.</span></li> </ul> <p class="p2"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>What we offer:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Competitive compensation package including equity and annual bonuses</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Excellent Medical, Dental, and Vision plans through Kaiser Permanente, Cigna, and MetLife (including a medical plan with infertility benefits)</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">MetLife Legal Services, Identity &amp; Fraud Protection, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Accident Insurance, &amp; Critical Illness Insurance</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Flexible PTO, 10 paid holidays, and generous parental leave policies</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Our office is centrally located in Mountain View, CA</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Office perks: dog-friendly, free catered lunch, a fully stocked kitchen, and free EV charging</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, Life Insurance</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Wellbeing Benefits - Headspace through Cigna, Calm through Kaiser, One Medical, Gympass, Spring Health through Cigna, Rula (mental health navigation)&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Fidelity 401(k)</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Commuter, FSA, Dependent Care FSA, HSA</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Various incentive programs (referral bonuses, patent bonuses, etc.)</span></li> </ul><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p>The pay range listed below reflects the base salary&nbsp;<strong data-stringify-type="bold">in our SF/Silicon Valley location,&nbsp;</strong>across several internal levels. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors including: work location, experience, relevant training, education, skill level and performance during interview. Total compensation at Kodiak includes base pay, equity, bonus and a competitive benefits package</p></div><div class="title">California Pay Range</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$180,000</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$210,000 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><div>&nbsp;</div> <div>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. Kodiak is committed to 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.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>In alignment with its business operations, Kodiak adheres to all relevant statutes, regulations, and administrative prerequisites. Accordingly, roles that carry more sensitive requirements may be limited to candidates that can satisfy additional scrutiny and eligibility for such positions may hinge on verification of a candidate’s residence, U.S. person status, and/or citizenship status. 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-related restrictions, Kodiak will consider the candidate for alternative positions unaffected by such restrictions, under terms and conditions set forth at Kodiak’s sole discretion, or, as an alternative, opt not to proceed with the candidate’s application. If applicable, Kodiak may provide visa sponsorship for eligible candidates.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><em>We use a third-party AI tool (Endorsed) to assist in the initial screening of applications. As part of the evaluation process, we provide Endorsed with job requirements and candidate-submitted applications. Final hiring decisions are made by our human recruitment team, and no automated system makes the ultimate decision regarding hiring. Certain features of the platform may qualify it as an Automated Employment Decision Tool (AEDT) under applicable regulations. We began using Endorsed on January 1, 2026. You can review the independent bias audit report covering our use of Endorsed [here](</em><em><a href="https://endorsed.com/local-law-144" target="_blank" data-sk="tooltip_parent">https://endorsed.com/local-law-144</a></em><em>). By submitting your application, you acknowledge that your application may be processed by AI systems as part of the screening and selection process. If you have any questions or would like to request a separate review of your application, please contact </em><em><a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank" data-sk="tooltip_parent">[email protected]</a></em><em> with "Separate Review Request" in the email subject line.</em></div> <p>&nbsp;</p></div>