Hardware Quality Industrialization Engineer

Kodiak • Lancaster, CA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Kodiak Robotics, Inc. is seeking an experienced Hardware Quality Industrialization Engineer to join its growing manufacturing team. This individual will be the founding member of the quality team and will be responsible for designing and building the team from the ground up. The role involves working internally with engineering, supply chain, and operations, as well as with external manufacturing partners, to establish data-driven, repeatable quality processes. The engineer will evaluate suppliers, analyze field returns to drive design improvements, and lead root cause analysis for corrective actions and improvements. They will also collaborate with the internal test team to define test parameters and strategies, and own supply verticals based on product type. Ensuring external partners meet compliance and certification requirements is also a key responsibility.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5+ years in Quality, Supplier Quality or Supplier Industrialization Experience
• Experience in Aerospace, Automotive or Autonomous Vehicles
• Strong track record of supplier evaluation and management
• Ability to manage competing priorities across the company
• Strong experience in statistical quality control analysis
• Strong experience in problem solving tools (8D, 5 whys, fishbone diagram)

Responsibilities

• Work internally within Kodiak with engineering, supply chain, operations and our external manufacturing partners to build data driven, repeatable quality processes
• Evaluate new and existing suppliers to ensure their internal processes and controls meet Kodiak standards
• Analyze field returns to drive potential design improvements
• Drive root cause analysis with both internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Own all corrective actions and improvements at the manufacturer(s) or internally
• Work with our internal test team to establish test parameters, pass/fail limits and overall test strategy
• Own our supply vertical(s) based on product type (PCBAs, Harnessing, etc)
• Work with external partners to ensure they are meeting our compliance and certification requirements

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package including equity and annual bonuses
• Excellent Medical, Dental, and Vision plans through Kaiser Permanente, Cigna, and MetLife (including a medical plan with infertility benefits)
• MetLife Legal Services, Identity & Fraud Protection, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Accident Insurance, & Critical Illness Insurance
• Flexible PTO, 10 paid holidays, and generous parental leave policies
• Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, Life Insurance
• Wellbeing Benefits - Headspace through Cigna, Calm through Kaiser, One Medical, Gympass, Spring Health through Cigna, Rula (mental health navigation)
• Fidelity 401(k)
• Commuter, FSA, Dependent Care FSA, HSA
• Various incentive programs (referral bonuses, patent bonuses, etc.)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed