Job Description

Overview

Kodiak Robotics, Inc. is a leader in autonomous ground transportation, committed to a safer and more efficient future. They are seeking an experienced Vehicle Integration Technician to join their Engineering team, focusing on building, maintaining, and troubleshooting systems on their autonomous vehicle fleet.

Responsibilities

  • Build, maintain, and upfit first article builds of autonomous technology.
  • Perform hands-on troubleshooting, diagnosis, repair, and root-cause work across mechanical, electrical, and software systems.
  • Maintain, repair, and upfit systems to improve fleetwide uptime.
  • Conduct 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 and provide feedback to resolve manufacturing/build issues.
  • Maintain a clean, safe, and organized working environment.
  • Travel occasionally to fleet locations, partner sites, or for field support as needed.

Requirements

  • Strong hands-on diagnostic and repair experience across mechanical and electrical systems.
  • Experience with prototype, first-article, or low-volume builds.
  • Strong electrical diagnostics skills, able to chase down intermittent or hard-to-find electrical faults.
  • Aptitude for creating and using documentation to communicate topics to different audiences within the engineering structure.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • PTO
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Onsite position with occasional travel required.
  • Comfortable working in and around vehicles, including near moving parts and high-voltage systems.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
PTO
401k

How this job compares in Lancaster, TX

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