Senior Software Quality Simulation Specialist
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;">We are seeking a hands-on Simulation Operations Specialist to join the Software Quality team. In this role, you will drive improvements across large-scale simulation sets, enhance simulation workflows and tools, and help advance safe and reliable autonomous trucking technology.</span></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt;">In this role, you will:</span></strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Develop test plans and create simulations to test the behavior of our autonomous trucks.&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Actively run daily simulation operations, including scenario execution, triage, and reporting.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Improve efficiency in test planning, scenario execution, and results tracking across large-scale simulation suites.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Partner with engineering teams to ensure simulation scenarios accurately reflect real-world conditions.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Work closely with systems engineers on structured test design and execution, ensuring comprehensive coverage of safety-critical and edge-case scenarios.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Share actionable insights from simulation results with autonomy software engineers to accelerate software development and validation.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Collaborate with infrastructure and tools teams to enhance automation, debugging, and scaling of simulations.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>What you’ll bring:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">2+ years of experience in autonomous vehicle or robotics industry.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related field.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">3+ years of experience in simulation, QA, or test automation, ideally in robotics or autonomous systems.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Familiarity with python or C++ programming.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Hands-on experience with simulation workflows or large-scale simulation testing environments.</span></li> <