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Build Functional Verification Technician

Kodiak
Detroit, USAfull_timePosted 4 Jun 2026

About 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><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">We are looking for an experienced Build Functional Verification Technician who is highly motivated, familiar with complex systems  and has experience working cross functionally with operations and engineering teams.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>In this role, you will:</strong> </span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Troubleshoot and debug issues in the field, and trace failures to correct subsystems</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Develop and perform corrective and preventative actions for top failure modes  </span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Hands-on work with mechanical, electrical, and software systems to diagnose, repair, and root cause issues seen across our fleet. </span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Maintain, repair and upfit mechanical, electrical and software systems to contribute and improve to fleetwide uptime</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Lead and support engineering test activities by applying engineering practices, principles, and various analysis tools to achieve performance targets and standards</span></li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">

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