Vehicle Integration Technician

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. Kodiak is also leveraging its commercial self-driving software to develop, test and deploy autonomous capabilities for the U.S. Department of Defense.

We're looking for an experienced Vehicle Integration Technician to join our Engineering team. This role builds, maintains, and troubleshoots the mechanical, electrical, and software systems on our autonomous vehicle fleet - and works directly with engineers to turn what you find into better documentation, better builds, and better fleet uptime. You'll need strong technical instincts under the hood and the discipline to document what you did and why, clearly enough that someone else can act on it.

In this role, you will:

• Build, maintain, and upfit first article builds of autonomous technology as a core member of the Engineering team
• Do hands-on troubleshooting, diagnosis, repair, and root-cause work across mechanical, electrical, and software systems seen across the fleet
• Maintain, repair, and upfit systems to improve fleetwide uptime
• Perform testing on mechanical and electrical components and assemblies
• Generate and review work instructions, redlines, and manufacturing/service feedback for the engineering team
• Inspect hardware quality at various levels and provide feedback to resolve manufacturing/build issues
• Maintain a clean, safe, and organized working environment
• Onsite. Occasional travel required (fleet locations, partner sites, or field support as needed - expected to be infrequent, not a regular part of the role)

What you’ll bring:

• Strong hands-on diagnostic and repair experience across mechanical and electrical systems, gained in any relevant setting: fleet maintenance, automotive, aerospace, defense, industrial equipment, or prototype/development environments. What matters is depth of hands-on troubleshooting experience, not which industry it came from.
• Experience with prototype, first-article, or low-volume builds, and with operating test equipment
• Strong electrical diagnostics skills: able to chase down intermittent or hard-to-find electrical faults, and to read schematics, wiring diagrams, and harness diagrams
• Aptitude for creating and using various forms of documentation to thoroughly communicate topics to different audiences within the engineering structure. Topics can range from safety-critical issues, work instructions, direct engineering feedback.

Physical & environmental requirements:

• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs unassisted
• Ability to stand, kneel, bend, and work in confined spaces or awkward positions for extended periods
• Comfortable working in and around vehicles, including near moving parts, elevated platforms, and high-voltage or high-energy systems, following all required safety protocols and PPE
• Ability to work in a shop/garage/field environment with exposure to noise, dust, and varying temperatures
• Willingness to travel occasionally to fleet, partner, or field sites as needed

What we offer:

• Competitive compensation package including equity and bonuses
• Excellent Medical, Dental, and Vision plans through Kaiser Permanente, Cigna, and Met Life (including a medical plan with infertility benefits)
• Accrued PTO, generous parental leave policies, and 10 paid holidays
• 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

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