Manufacturing Test Engineer, Kodiak Robotics
$140-170k
Offers equity and biannual bonuses
More information about location
Office located in Mountain View, CA
Self-driving technology for long-haul trucks
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Self-driving technology for long-haul trucks
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$140-170k
Offers equity and biannual bonuses
More information about location
Office located in Mountain View, CA
201-500 employees
Company mission
To carry freight forward - so people, partners, and the planet thrive.
Role
Who you are
- Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Computer Engineering, and/or equivalent experience
- 3 plus years of experience in manufacturing test development, preferably in the autonomous vehicle / automotive industry
- Proven software experience transitioning validation testing into manufacturing test systems
- Strong proficiency in Python/C# for production, testing, and automation
- Bonus: C++ for interfacing with various hardware or embedded devices
- Strong understanding of various communications/interface protocols such as I2C, UART, USB, UDS, CAN, LIN, Ethernet & Automotive Ethernet
- Comfortable working with complex systems involving multiple hardware and subsystems and operating independently in manufacturing/production environments
- Solid experience with Manufacturing Test Execution platforms such as ATEasy, NI TestStand, Keysight Test Exec, etc
- Experience with DBs (such as PGSQL, MySQL, MSSQL) for test data storage & query optimization
- Experience using lab equipment like DMMs, Oscilloscopes, DAQs, Power supplies and Electronics loads both manually and programmatically
- Basic understanding of AWS Infrastructure services
- Strong experience and understanding working with standard OSes like Ubuntu/Debian & Windows
- Capable of reading and interpreting electrical and/or mechanical schematics and diagrams
- Strong understanding of best practices in software engineering and manufacturing
- Ability to manage multiple software releases across various product categories
What the job involves
- Manufacturing Test Software Engineer with production experience in manufacturing environments to join the Manufacturing team and expand our manufacturing test capabilities for our autonomous vehicle systems
- This position will be a key member of the Manufacturing Test team and play a pivotal role in automating various tests, improving test coverage, scaling test capacity while ensuring long-term reliability, and integrating test systems with our MES / PLM systems
- Own, develop, improve, troubleshoot, and maintain new and existing manufacturing test software to automate or execute configuration, verification, and/or testing of various components (PCBAs, third-party devices, sensors, etc.) and subassemblies
- Work with and improve existing manufacturing test frameworks and execution platforms for production environments
- Translate engineering test prototypes into robust, production-grade test platforms
- Contribute to integrating and interfacing manufacturing test solutions with MES, PLM, and traceability systems
- Develop improvements and optimizations for operator-facing user interfaces in manufacturing
- Collaborate with various teams such as Manufacturing/Quality, Embedded, Integration, IT/CyberSecurity, etc. to determine test coverage / metrics, and align on test features and APIs, secure deployment for manufacturing tests
- Implement optimization for DB operations for manufacturing test traceability & queries for dashboards, manufacturing process flow enforcement, etc
- Manage and maintain test code repositories using GitHub, ensuring version control and collaboration with other team members
Our take
Global supply chains rely on frictionless long-haul trucking freight networks, but the repetitive and stationary nature of the job has resulted in a lack of willing drivers. Whilst this has been partially resolved through the introduction of self-driving trucks, such systems are notoriously difficult to maintain which ultimately leads to significant downtime.
Kodiak Robotics develops self-driving technology for long-haul trucks, providing wing mirrors built with sensors called Kodiak SensorPods. These sensors provide the technology necessary for the trucks to be driven safely and autonomously and have been designed to be replaced or serviced rapidly to minimize downtime.
odiak Robotics has taken a unique approach by recognizing the high-maintenance nature of existing self-driving systems, innovating upon this through its easily replaceable SensorPods. Through this approach and several successful rounds of funding, the company aims to fill empty truck driving positions with safer AI drivers.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
21% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Sep 2023
$75m
CONVERTIBLE
Nov 2021
$125m
SERIES B
Total funding: $240m
Company benefits
- Remote-friendly work environment
- 401k
- Generous PTO policy
- Life insurance
- Assortment of medical (PPO/HMO/HDHP), dental, vision, and FSA plans
- Family-friendly company events
- Dog-friendly office
- Employee-driven fitness classes
- Beautiful, renovated facilities in Mountain View, CA and Lancaster, TX
- Free EV charging
- Trivia and board game nights
Company HQ
Mountain View, CA
Leadership
Don Burnette
(CEO & Founder)Experience as Co-founder of Otto. Software Technical Lead at Uber from 2016 to 2018.
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