Kodiak · 19 hours ago
Senior Electrical Hardware Engineer
Mountain View, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$180K/yr - $200K/yr
3+ years expKodiak Robotics, Inc. is a leader in autonomous ground transportation, committed to a safer and more efficient future. They are seeking a skilled Senior Hardware Electrical Engineer to design and validate electrical components for autonomous vehicles, ensuring compliance and functional safety. The role involves collaboration with various engineering teams to develop reliable autonomous trucks at scale.
Autonomous VehiclesLogisticsRoboticsSoftwareTransportation
Responsibilities
Design circuits at the schematic level using a variety of capture tools
Design, influence, and collaborate with partners on power conditioning, regulation circuits and low frequency analog circuits to meet requirements
Design and test standard vehicle communication harnessing, CAN, LIN, Automotive Ethernet
Design and validate harnessing for low and high speed components
Validation testing for EMI/EMC at the whole truck level down to subcomponents
Collaborate with electrical and firmware engineering teams to validate circuits
Lead root cause analysis and resolve issues in electrical systems
Define stress test routines required to validate functional sections
Interface closely with other teams such as Software, Mechanical, Manufacturing, and with external component suppliers
Qualification
Required
BS, MS, or equivalent experience in Electrical, Mechanical, or Computer Engineering
3+ years of hardware development experience, ideally within the automotive, aerospace or a related industry
3+ years of experience with PCBAs, Harnesses, Power Distribution Units, Power Supplies, and automotive subcomponents
Deep understanding of mixed analog and digital circuits
Experience with implementation and on-vehicle debugging of low level hardware buses such as I2C, CAN, SPI, UART
Experience with high speed hardware communication interfaces such as PCIe, GMSL/GMSL2, Ethernet
Hands on. You are just as comfortable getting your hands dirty analyzing a subsystem in the shop as when using a keyboard
Great communicator. You have experience writing clear, concise, and detailed documentation
Passion. You are passionate about autonomous vehicles and their potential impact on humanity
Benefits
Excellent Medical, Dental, and Vision plans through Kaiser Permanente, Anthem, and Guardian (including a medical plan with infertility benefits)
Flexible PTO and generous parental leave policies
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, One Medical, Gympass, Spring Health
Fidelity 401(k)
Commuter, FSA, Dependent Care FSA, HSA
Various incentive programs (referral bonuses, patent bonuses, etc.)
Company
Kodiak
Endlessly adaptable. Always reliable. Through the endless demands of a world in constant motion, Kodiak helps you get the job done.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$494.9MKey Investors
Horizon Technology FinanceAliya Capital PartnersU.S. Department of Defense
2025-12-31Post Ipo Debt· $30M
2025-09-25Post Ipo Equity· $145M
2025-09-25IPO
Leadership Team
Don Burnette
Founder & CEO
Andreas Wendel
Chief Technology Officer
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