We're seeking a Lead Harness Engineer/Manager to lead harness architecture and strategy for our autonomous vehicle platform. This is a hands on role who owns the technical direction for harness design across the full vehicle system - high speed, low voltage, and high power - and sets the standards, processes, and supplier relationships that the harness engineering function runs on. You'll drive cross-functional alignment with electrical, mechanical, integration, and manufacturing teams, and mentor engineers building toward those standards. In this role, you will: - Own the technical strategy and architecture for wire harness and subassembly design across the vehicle platform, balancing high speed, low voltage, and high power requirements - Set and enforce design standards, review processes, and DFM/DFA practices for harness schematics, diagrams, and system interconnect diagrams - Drive make/buy and supplier strategy for harness manufacturing; own key external manufacturing partner relationships and scale-up readiness - Lead trade studies on harness architecture (topology, routing, connector strategy, EMI/signal integrity tradeoffs) with system-level cost, weight, and reliability impact - Own full program lifecycle governance: technical reviews, DVP&R, outsourced cable manufacturing, qualification testing, and release - Lead or oversee root cause analysis on complex/escalated electrical system issues; drive corrective and preventive action across teams - Define and champion automated harness validation tooling and test strategy - Mentor and provide technical leadership to harness and electrical engineers and directly manage a harness engineering team - Represent harness engineering in cross-functional and executive-level design reviews with Software, Mechanical, Manufacturing, Systems, and external suppliers What you'll bring: - BS or MS in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience - 10+ years of hardware development experience, including automotive, aerospace, or related safety-critical industries, with a track record of technical leadership - Deep expertise in electrical harness design, architecture, and manufacturing at the system level - Proven experience setting design/quality standards and mentoring or leading engineers or teams - Strong troubleshooting skillset with hands-on root cause analysis experience - Expert familiarity with IPC quality standards (IPC/WHMA-A-620, etc.) and their application to program-level quality processes - Experience with implementation and on-vehicle debugging of low-level hardware buses (CAN, Ethernet, LIN) - Demonstrated ability to lead supplier negotiations and manage external manufacturing partnerships - Hands-on. Comfortable in the shop debugging a subsystem and in the room driving architecture decisions - Excellent communicator - experience writing and reviewing clear, concise technical documentation and presenting to leadership - Passion for autonomous vehicles and their potential impact 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 - Our office is centrally located in Mountain View, CA - Office perks: dog-friendly, free catered lunch, a fully stocked kitchen, and free EV charging - 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.) 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. Total compensation at Kodiak includes base pay, equity, bonus and a competitive benefits package California Pay Range $170,000-$235,000 USD