Senior Mechanical Harness Engineer
KodiakAbout the role
<div class="content-intro"><p>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 technology. In 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.</p></div><p class="p1"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We are seeking a Senior Mechanical Harness Engineer to join our team in Mountain View, CA. The successful candidate will be responsible for product-level design and validation of electrical wire harnesses that are critical to the operation of our autonomous vehicles. The role will work collaboratively across mechanical, electrical, and integration engineering teams to build safe, reliable systems.</span></p> <p class="p2"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>In this role, you will:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li class="p2" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Design automotive wire harnesses and busbars using mechanical CAD software (SolidWorks) </span></li> <li class="p2" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Be responsible for wire routing paths, lengths, strain relief features, and connector selection</span></li> <li class="p2" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Create drawings and BOMs </span></li> <li class="p2" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Release design documents to manufacturing through PLM software (Arena) </span></li> <li class="p2" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Create content for work instructions, such as CAD graphics </span></li> <li class="p2" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Collaborate with electrical engineers on wire harness design </span></li> <li class="p2" style=
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