Hardware Quality Industrialization Engineer

About the role

The Hardware Quality Industrialization Engineer will play a crucial role in establishing and leading a quality assurance team at Kodiak Robotics, Inc., a leader in autonomous ground transportation. This position will focus on developing and implementing data-driven, repeatable quality processes, evaluating suppliers, analyzing field returns, driving root cause analysis, and managing compliance with external partners.

Responsibilities

• Work internally within Kodiak with engineering, supply chain, operations and our external manufacturing partners to build data driven, repeatable quality processes
• Evaluate new and existing suppliers to ensure their internal processes and controls meet Kodiak standards
• Analyze field returns to drive potential design improvements
• Drive root cause analysis with both internal stakeholders and external partners. Own all corrective actions and improvements at the manufacturer(s) or internally
• Work with our internal test team to establish test parameters, pass/fail limits and overall test strategy
• Own our supply vertical(s) based on product type (PCBAs, Harnessing, etc)
• Work with external partners to ensure they are meeting our compliance and certification requirements

Requirements

• Minimum of 3+ years in Quality, Supplier Quality or Supplier Industrialization Experience
• Experience in Aerospace, Automotive or Autonomous Vehicles
• Strong track record of supplier evaluation and management
• Able to manage competing priorities across the company
• Strong experience in statistical quality control analysis
• Strong experience in problem solving tools (8D, 5 whys, fishbone diagram)

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, or related field
• MS in Quality Management, Supply Chain Management, or related field preferred

Skills

• Quality Engineering
• Supplier Management
• Statistical Quality Control Analysis
• Problem Solving Tools (8D, 5 Whys, Fishbone Diagram)

Benefits

• 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
• Flexible PTO, 10 paid holidays, 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 through Cigna, Calm through Kaiser, One Medical, Gympass, Spring Health through Cigna, Rula (mental health navigation)
• Fidelity 401(k)
• Various incentive programs (referral bonuses, patent bonuses, etc.)

Pay

California Pay Range: $130,000 - $170,000 USD