Fleet Technician

Kodiak • Dallas, TX

12h • Onsite

About The Position

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 develops an artificial intelligence (AI) powered technology stack purpose-built for commercial trucking and the public sector, delivering freight daily across the southern United States with its autonomous technology. In 2024, Kodiak became the first known company to publicly announce delivering a driverless semi-truck to a customer. Kodiak also leverages its commercial self-driving software to develop, test and deploy autonomous capabilities for the U.S. Department of Defense. We are looking for a Technician to join us in building and maintaining our experimental and operations vehicles.

Requirements

• Solid hands-on background
• Ability to rely on previous experience or training to inspect and identify defects and failures within the fleet (visual to operational in nature)
• Reliability and consistency; track record of meticulous work
• Comfortable developing and practicing methodical service through the use of checklists, protocols, and work documentation
• Ability to be self-motivated and driven; learning of process and maintaining a level of integrity with it is vital
• Experience and competency using electrical tools such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, specialized wire crimpers, and diag based software for truck electronics
• Clear communication; comfortable providing feedback to engineers and sharing insights with the team at large to improve products and processes
• Ability to collaborate and know when to get secondary inspection and review for safety-critical decisions
• Innovative mindset; ability to find ways to improve the system and solve problems even when the path to the solution is not clear at the outset
• Flexibility for additional days of work outside of the Tuesday through Saturday scheduled days
• Potential for periodic travel to remote locations for short term onsite based support
• Passion for vehicles and technology, with a knack for IT systems
• Hands-on experience with robotics or automation systems
• Experience working on trucks or other vehicles
• Readiness to expand expertise into IT and system integration
• Eagerness to solve complex problems and push the boundaries of automotive technology

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for modifications and maintenance to autonomous vehicle platforms
• Inspect and certify operational state of vehicles
• Work closely with design and validation engineers to aid in the development of hardware systems
• Executing scheduled work according to scheduled uptime expectations
• Create and maintain vehicle maintenance documentation to shape fleet growth to scale
• Completing assigned tasks while maintaining work quality and standards
• Help evaluate and maintain work instruction accuracy
• Maintain a safe, clean, work environment

Benefits

• Work with an experienced and agile team to revolutionize transportation
• Competitive salary
• Equity
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• 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
• Visa sponsorship for eligible candidates (if applicable)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees