Electrical Engineering Technician
Kodiak
<div class="content-intro"><p>Kodiak Robotics, Inc. was founded in 2018 and has become a leader in autonomous ground transportation committed to a safer and more efficient future for all. The company has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) powered technology stack purpose-built for commercial trucking and the public sector. The company delivers freight daily for its customers across the southern United States using its autonomous technology. In 2024, Kodiak became the first known company to publicly announce delivering a driverless semi-truck to a customer. Kodiak is also leveraging its commercial self-driving software to develop, test and deploy autonomous capabilities for the U.S. Department of Defense.</p></div><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">In this role, you will help build and test critical hardware products for Kodiak autonomous trucks.&nbsp; We’re looking for someone to be hands-on with our products as well as an experienced technician who is able to support a diverse set of technical projects. An ideal candidate is someone who is local to the Bay Area and excited to collaborate with a diverse and dedicated team.</span></p> <p class="p2"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>In this role, you will:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Be a core member on the Electrical Engineering team responsible for building high quality harness assemblies.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Perform incoming quality inspection for contract manufacturing harness builds</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Organize and manage prototype test setups/fixtures&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Perform testing on electrical components and assemblies</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Perform soldering, mechanical assemblies, and subsystem builds</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Manage BOMs and organize lab inventories</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Maintain a clean, safe, and organized working environment throughout builds and engineering tests.</span></li> </ul> <p class="p2"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>What you’ll bring:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">5+ years of experience working in an R&amp;D or development lab environment in close collaboration with engineering staff.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience with prototype builds, testing and operating test equipment</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience reading and building harnesses from harness drawings</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Comfortable using soldering iron, multimeter, and crimping tools.&nbsp; Experience with oscilloscopes would be nice to have.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Good interpersonal skills with ability to work effectively with other individuals in a team or project setting</span></li> <li style=