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Kodiak

Hardware Quality Industrialization Engineer

Mountain View, CAFrom $170kmidAdded today

About this role

Kodiak Robotics seeks an experienced Hardware Quality Industrialization Engineer to establish quality processes and supplier management for its autonomous vehicle manufacturing operations. As the founding quality leader, you'll design scalable quality systems, oversee supplier compliance, and drive continuous improvement across internal and external manufacturing partners.

What you'll do

  • Build data-driven, repeatable quality processes with engineering, supply chain, and operations teams
  • Evaluate and audit new and existing suppliers to ensure compliance with Kodiak standards
  • Analyze field returns and drive root cause analysis to inform design improvements
  • Own corrective actions and improvements at manufacturers and internally
  • Establish test parameters, pass/fail limits, and test strategies with the internal test team
  • Manage supply verticals by product type (PCBAs, harnessing, etc.) and ensure compliance certifications

What they're looking for

  • Supplier quality and evaluation
  • Statistical quality control analysis
  • Problem-solving methodologies (8D, 5 Whys, fishbone diagrams)
  • Root cause analysis and corrective action
  • Supplier management and industrialization
  • Test strategy and quality standards development
  • Cross-functional project coordination
  • Automotive or aerospace quality systems experience

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation with equity and annual bonuses
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage through Kaiser Permanente and Cigna
  • Flexible PTO, 10 paid holidays, and generous parental leave
  • Dog-friendly office in Mountain View with free catered lunch and EV charging
  • Life, disability, and specialized insurance coverage
  • Wellbeing benefits program
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Kodiak

Kodiak builds autonomous trucking systems and software that enable self-driving vehicles for commercial transportation. The company is hiring engineers across verification & validation, vehicle integration, behavior planning, sensor hardware, and manufacturing quality to develop and deploy its autonomous driving technology.

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Likely interview questions

  • Describe your experience establishing quality processes from scratch at a manufacturing organization.
  • Tell us about a time you managed a difficult supplier relationship and how you resolved quality or compliance issues.
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