Manufacturing Test Engineer

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. Manufacturing Test Software Engineer with production experience in manufacturing environments to join the Manufacturing team and expand our manufacturing test capabilities for our autonomous vehicle systems. This position will be a key member of the Manufacturing Test team and play a pivotal role in automating various tests, improving test coverage, scaling test capacity while ensuring long-term reliability, and integrating test systems with our MES / PLM systems In this role, you will: Own, develop, improve, troubleshoot, and maintain new and existing manufacturing test software to automate or execute configuration, verification, and/or testing of various components (PCBAs, third-party devices, s [... source excerpt omitted ...] bassemblies. Work with and improve existing manufacturing test frameworks and execution platforms for production environments. Translate engineering test prototypes into robust, production-grade test platforms. Contribute to integrating and interfacing manufacturing test solutions with MES, PLM, and traceability systems. Develop improvements and optimizations for operator-facing user interfaces in manufacturing. Collaborate with various teams such as Manufacturing/Quality, Embedded, Integration, IT/CyberSecurity, etc. to determine test coverage / metrics, and align on test features and APIs, secure deployment for manufacturing tests. Implement optimization for DB operations f [... source excerpt omitted ...] in the autonomous vehicle / automotive industry. Proven software experience transitioning validation testing into manufacturing test systems. Strong proficiency in Python/C# for production, testing, and automation bonus: C++ for interfacing with various hardware or embedded devices Strong understanding of various communications/interface protocols such as I2C, UART, USB, UDS, CAN, LIN, Ethernet & Automotive Ethernet. Comfortable working with complex systems involving multiple hardware and subsystems and operating independently in manufacturing/production environments. Solid experience with Manufacturing Test Execution platforms such as ATEasy, NI TestStand, Keysight Test Exec,