Electrical Engineering Technician

Mountain View, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 40 - 60

Posted on: 12 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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 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.

In this role you will help build and test critical hardware products for Kodiak autonomous trucks. Were 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.

In this role you will:

Be a core member on the Electrical Engineering team responsible for building high quality harness assemblies.
Perform incoming quality inspection for contract manufacturing harness builds
Organize and manage prototype test setups/fixtures
Perform testing on electrical components and assemblies
Perform soldering mechanical assemblies and subsystem builds
Manage BOMs and organize lab inventories
Maintain a clean safe and organized working environment throughout builds and engineering tests.

What youll bring:

5 years of experience working in an R&D or development lab environment in close collaboration with engineering staff.
Experience with prototype builds testing and operating test equipment
Experience reading and building harnesses from harness drawings
Comfortable using soldering iron multimeter and crimping tools. Experience with oscilloscopes would be nice to have.
Good interpersonal skills with ability to work effectively with other individuals in a team or project setting
You are self-motivated and able to work with little supervision consistently take the initiative to get things done do things before being asked by others.
Ability to consistently make timely decisions even in the face of complexity; balancing systematic analysis with decisiveness

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
Accrued PTO generous parental leave policies and 10 paid holidays
Our office is centrally located in Mountain View CA
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 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.)

The pay range listed below reflects the base salaryin our SF/Silicon Valley locationacross several internal levels. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors including: work location experience relevant training education skill level and performance during interview. Total compensation at Kodiak includes base pay equity bonus and a competitive benefits package

California Pay Range

$40 - $60 USD

At Kodiak we strive to build a diverse community working towards our common company goals in a safe and collaborative environment where harassment of any kind is strictly prohibited. Kodiak is committed to equal opportunity employment regardless of race ethnicity religion gender identity sexual orientation age disability or veteran status or any other basis protected by applicable law.

In alignment with its business operations Kodiak adheres to all relevant statutes regulations and administrative prerequisites. Accordingly roles that carry more sensitive requirements may be limited to candidates that can satisfy additional scrutiny and eligibility for such positions may hinge on verification of a candidates residence U.S. person status and/or citizenship status. Should the position require and Kodiak determines that a candidates residence U.S. person status and/or citizenship status necessitate an export license bar the candidate from the position or otherwise fall under national security-related restrictions Kodiak will consider the candidate for alternative positions unaffected by such restrictions under terms and conditions set forth at Kodiaks sole discretion or as an alternative opt not to proceed with the candidates application. If applicable Kodiak may provide visa sponsorship for eligible candidates.

We use a third-party AI tool (Endorsed) to assist in the initial screening of applications. As part of the evaluation process we provide Endorsed with job requirements and candidate-submitted applications. Final hiring decisions are made by our human recruitment team and no automated system makes the ultimate decision regarding hiring. Certain features of the platform may qualify it as an Automated Employment Decision Tool (AEDT) under applicable regulations. We began using Endorsed on January 1 2026. You can review the independent bias audit report covering our use of Endorsed here( By submitting your application you acknowledge that your application may be processed by AI systems as part of the screening and selection process. If you have any questions or would like to request a separate review of your application please contact with Separate Review Request in the email subject line.

Required Experience:

In this role you will:

Be a core member on the Electrical Engineering team responsible for building high quality harness assemblies.
Perform incoming quality inspection for contract manufacturing harness builds
Organize and manage prototype test setups/fixtures
Perform testing on electrical components and assemblies
Perform soldering mechanical assemblies and subsystem builds
Manage BOMs and organize lab inventories
Maintain a clean safe and organized working environment throughout builds and engineering tests.

What youll bring:

5 years of experience working in an R&D or development lab environment in close collaboration with engineering staff.
Experience with prototype builds testing and operating test equipment
Experience reading and building harnesses from harness drawings
Comfortable using soldering iron multimeter and crimping tools. Experience with oscilloscopes would be nice to have.
Good interpersonal skills with ability to work effectively with other individuals in a team or project setting
You are self-motivated and able to work with little supervision consistently take the initiative to get things done do things before being asked by others.
Ability to consistently make timely decisions even in the face of complexity; balancing systematic analysis with decisiveness

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
Accrued PTO generous parental leave policies and 10 paid holidays
Our office is centrally located in Mountain View CA
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 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.)