Kodiak Robotics
Staff Product Manager - Autonomy Hardware
$180K–$240K
Mountain View, CA +1 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Jul 23, 2026
- Location
- Mountain View, CA
Bay Area, California, United States - Experience
- 12+ years in product management; the posting does not state alternatives.
- Education
- MS or PhD in engineering, computer science, or a related technical field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Visa sponsorship may be provided for eligible candidates. Certain roles may have residence, U.S. person status, citizenship, export-license, or national-security-related eligibility restrictions.
About the job
Sets the strategic direction and manages the full lifecycle of Kodiak’s autonomous-trucking hardware platform, from roadmap and architecture decisions through deployment and iteration.
What you'll do
- Own the hardware ecosystem vision and multi-year roadmap across sensors, compute, and vehicle integration.
- Lead hardware requirements, architecture trade-offs, and cross-functional execution through deployment and iteration.
- Communicate product strategy and progress to executives, engineering teams, and customers; mentor product managers.
What they ask for
- 12+ years in product management, with substantial experience in hardware-intensive domains such as autonomous vehicles, robotics, advanced manufacturing, or logistics systems.
- Demonstrated ability to own platform-level product strategy.
- Technical fluency to engage with sensor engineers, system architects, and firmware teams.
- MS or PhD in engineering, computer science, or a related technical field.
Pay
$180,000 — $240,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
sensors, compute, vehicle integration
AI focus
Develops product strategy for a Level 4 autonomous trucking platform. 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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