Senior Verification Engineer

We are looking for an experienced Senior Verification Engineer to join our team. Our manufacturing team is growing quickly and we need someone with a strong quality engineering and technical background. This role is crucial to ensure required quality performances of a truck is reached at end of production line. You will work closely with hardware, systems, and manufacturing teams to drive technical execution.

In this role, you will:

• Work internally within Kodiak with engineering and our external manufacturing partners to build data driven, repeatable verification processes
• Conduct build-based troubleshooting and debugging to isolate hardware and SW failures within specific subsystems
• Design, implement and communicate proactive corrective and preventive measures addressing primary failure modes
• Perform hands-on diagnostics and repairs across electrical, software, and mechanical systems to identify root causes for fleet-wide issues
• Drive engineering verification programs by utilizing rigorous analysis tools and principles to meet established performance standards
• Evaluate hardware quality and provide critical feedback to resolve assembly or manufacturing discrepancies
• Validate technical documentation including schematics, build procedures, and incoming quality control protocols
• Participate to integration lifecycle: especially bring-up, validation, and sign-off
• Participate to cross-functional build and integration events with Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, and Systems teams as well as Design-For-Manufacturing and Design-For-Test feedback to ensure new
  platforms are built for quality and scale

What you'll bring:

• Strong technical background. BS or MS in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
• 6+ years of experience in the autonomous vehicle, automotive, or a related industry
• Strong systems thinking and problem-solving skills; you are energized by complex, multi-disciplinary integration challenges
• Hands-on. You are equally comfortable with a wrench and a keyboard. Confident with automotive electronics and familiar with communication protocols and tools such as Ethernet and CAN
• 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
• Proven ability to drive testing through development, execution, analysis, corrective actions, and final report-outs across all stages of product development

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 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.)