Staff Manufacturing Engineer
About The Position
Kodiak Robotics, Inc. is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to serve as a technical leader within the Manufacturing group. This role is crucial for implementing Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and establishing best practices at Kodiak. The engineer will lead electromechanical manufacturing for ruggedized compute rack assemblies, automotive harnessing, and electromechanical assemblies, while also coordinating with Supply Chain and commercial teams to ensure component supply and identify/evaluate suppliers. This position involves close collaboration with engineering, test, and quality teams for documentation requirements, communicating program status and risks to leadership, and evaluating manufacturing line design and improvements. A key aspect of the role is leading all manufacturing troubleshooting activities, including root cause analysis, yield improvement, and test/automation.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience of manufacturing engineering in a complex environment
- Proven track record of managing complex system builds
- Automotive, heavy industry, or aerospace experience
- Hands on manufacturing experience including line bring up, test, fixture design, and automation
- Excellent communication, organizational, and leadership skills
- Proven track record of taking a system from design to scale production
- Ability to identify, root cause, and lead solutions for issues found on the line and in the field
- Lead DFx efforts in conjunction with our in-house Design teams
Responsibilities
- Lead electromechanical manufacturing for ruggedized compute rack assemblies, automotive harnessing, and electromechanical assemblies
- Lead electromechanical DFM and best practices
- Coordinate with Supply Chain and commercial teams to determine and ensure supply of components
- Identify and evaluate suppliers for component builds
- Coordinate documentation requirements with engineering, test and quality teams
- Communicate program progress, milestones, and potential risks to leadership and overall engineering team
- Evaluate and contribute to manufacturing line design and improvements
- Lead all manufacturing troubleshooting activities including root cause analysis, yield improvement, and test/automation
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
- Dog-friendly office
- Free catered lunch
- Fully stocked kitchen
- 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 benefits
- FSA
- Dependent Care FSA
- HSA
- Various incentive programs (referral bonuses, patent bonuses, etc.)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
