Senior, Vehicle Integration Engineer

Kodiak•Mountain View, CA

4d•$150,000 - $185,000•Onsite

About The Position

Kodiak Robotics, Inc. is seeking a Senior Vehicle Integration Engineer with extensive experience in new platform development and system-level integration. This role is crucial for bringing next-generation autonomous vehicle platforms to life, from concept through integration, validation, and deployment. The engineer will collaborate with hardware, systems, and manufacturing teams to ensure integration quality, rigorous testing, and technical execution.

Requirements

BS or MS in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
6+ years of experience in the autonomous vehicle, automotive, or a related industry.
Demonstrated experience leading new platform or new product integration programs from early development through validation.
Strong systems thinking and problem-solving skills.
Hands-on experience with automotive electronics.
Familiarity with communication protocols and tools such as Ethernet and CAN.
Experience with scripting and data analysis languages such as Python or MATLAB.
Understanding of Linux-based systems and computer networking.
CAD experience with packages such as SolidWorks.
Proven ability to drive testing through development, execution, analysis, corrective actions, and final report-outs across all stages of product development.

Nice To Haves

You should have most of the following to be successful:
You are equally comfortable with a wrench and a keyboard.
A team leader. Whether formally or informally, you have played the lead role on multiple integration or development programs. You take ownership and drive teams to deliver results.
Great communicator. You write clear, concise, and detailed technical documentation, and are skilled at leading and participating in cross-functional design and integration reviews.

Responsibilities

Lead system-level integration of sensors, compute, actuation, and vehicle systems for new platform development programs.
Drive the full integration lifecycle: architecture definition, build planning, bring-up, validation, and sign-off.
Develop and execute structured test plans to validate new platform functionality, performance, and reliability.
Coordinate and lead cross-functional build and integration events with Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, and Systems teams.
Provide Design-For-Manufacturing and Design-For-Test feedback to ensure new platforms are built for quality and scale.
Develop and maintain comprehensive platform documentation including drawings, schematics, BOMs, build instructions, and test reports.
Identify, triage, and resolve integration issues through systematic debugging and root cause analysis.
Partner with systems and hardware engineering teams to define integration requirements and acceptance criteria for new platforms.

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
Office perks: dog-friendly, free catered lunch, a fully stocked kitchen, and free EV charging
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.)