Kodiak Robotics
Staff Vehicle Manufacturing Engineer
$155K–$220K
Mountain View, CA +1 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 29, 2026
- Location
- Mountain View, CA
Mountain View, California, United States - Experience
- 7+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in a complex environment.
- Visa sponsorship
- Visa sponsorship may be provided for eligible candidates. Some roles may have additional eligibility requirements related to residence, U.S. person status, citizenship, export licensing, or national security restrictions.
About the job
Leads manufacturing engineering and production readiness for electromechanical assemblies, from design-for-manufacturing through line launch, troubleshooting, and scale production.
What you'll do
- Lead electromechanical manufacturing, DFM, and manufacturing best practices for compute racks, automotive harnesses, and related assemblies.
- Coordinate component supply, supplier evaluation, and documentation with supply chain, engineering, test, and quality teams.
- Lead manufacturing line design and improvements, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, yield improvement, testing, and automation.
What they ask for
- Proven track record managing complex system builds and taking a system from design to scale production.
- Automotive, heavy industry, or aerospace experience.
- Hands-on manufacturing experience including line bring-up, test, fixture design, and automation.
- Ability to identify and root-cause production or field issues and lead solutions.
Pay
$155,000 — $220,000 USD (base salary)
AI focus
The role itself does not involve AI development; applications are screened with a third-party AI tool, Endorsed, while final hiring decisions are made by human recruiters.
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