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. S.

Department of Defense. We are looking for an experienced Hardware Quality Industrialization Engineer to join our team. Our manufacturing team is growing quickly and we need someone with a strong quality engineering and supplier management background.

This person will be the founding member of the quality and will get to design and build the team from the ground up. In this role, you will: 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.

Requirements

What you’ll bring: Minimum of 3+ 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)

What We Offer

: 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

at Kodiak includes base pay, equity, bonus and a competitive

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 Our office is centrally located in Mountain View, CA Office

) The pay range listed below reflects the base salary in our SF/Silicon Valley location, 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.

package California Pay Range $130,000 $170,000 USD 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.

Perks

: dog-friendly, free catered lunch, a fully stocked kitchen, and free EV charging Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability, Life Insurance Wellbeing