Kodiak Robotics
Senior, Electrical Harness Engineer
$150K–$195K
Mountain View, CA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 18, 2026
- Location
- Mountain View, CA
Mountain View, California, United States - Experience
- 5+ years of hardware development experience.
- Education
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Visa sponsorship may be provided for eligible candidates.
About the job
Designs, validates, and releases electrical harnesses and subassemblies for Kodiak’s autonomous vehicles, coordinating with internal engineering teams and external manufacturing partners.
What you'll do
- Design and validate custom vehicle harnesses, schematics, diagrams, bills of materials, and component selections.
- Manage harness design through technical reviews, manufacturing, testing, and product release; work with external manufacturing partners.
- Lead electrical-system root-cause analysis and troubleshooting, including on-vehicle hardware debugging.
What they ask for
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- Deep understanding of electrical harness design and troubleshooting.
- Familiarity with IPC quality standards.
- Experience implementing and debugging low-level hardware buses such as CAN and Ethernet.
Nice to have
- Hardware development experience in automotive, aerospace, or a related industry.
- Familiarity with automated harness validation tools.
Pay
$150,000 — $195,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
CAN, Ethernet, IPC
AI focus
The role designs hardware for autonomous vehicles. The company also uses the third-party AI tool Endorsed to assist with initial application screening; final hiring decisions are made by human recruiters.
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