We are looking for an experienced 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.)