<div class="content-intro"><p>Kodiak AI, Inc. (Nasdaq: KDK), founded in 2018, is a leader in Physical AI, developing driverless technology that powers machines that move. Its Kodiak Driver is a vehicle-agnostic autonomous driving system that combines AI-powered software with modular hardware. Today it operates in long-haul trucking, industrial trucking, and defense. In 2024, Kodiak launched commercial Driver-as-a-Service operations with no one in the cab, and plans to launch driverless long-haul service between Dallas and Houston by the end of 2026.<br><br>Kodiak has partnered with many of the biggest names in freight, including Bosch for scaled hardware production, AWS, and leading customers including Atlas Energy Solutions, IKEA, Bridgestone, Werner Enterprises, C.R. England, Roehl Transport, and General Dynamics Land Systems.</p></div><p class="p1"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We are looking for an experienced Controls Software Engineer who is passionate about safety-critical systems to join our Motion Planning & Controls team.</span></p> <p class="p2"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>In this role, you will:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Be responsible for designing and implementing our feedback, control, and actuation strategies using both established & novel techniques</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Architect, develop, and test reliable, redundant, and safety-critical software that controls fully-loaded trucks driving on the road</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Characterize the vehicle platform (e.g., steering, braking, throttle/engine management, dynamics) to develop models that can be used for precise motion planning, simulation, and controls</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Work on fundamental problems in redundant actuation, degraded operation, and fail-safe control</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Collaborate with other teams at Kodiak (e.g. hardware, motion planning, and systems engineering) to deliver a robust vehicle control architecture (for example: requirement specifications, test plans, test documentation, and implemented testing at all levels of integration)</span></li> </ul> <p class="p2"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>What you’ll bring:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">A strong background in robotics, controls, optimization, and mathematics (MS, PhD, or equivalent experience)</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Developed, tested, and tuned controllers for mobile autonomous robots, ideally trucks, cars, or flying vehicles</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Performed system identification, modeling, simulation, or other characterization for systems with complex dynamics</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">A strong theoretical foundation paired with practical experience in controls, system modeling, and/or redundant architectures</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">A focus on end-to-end vehicle safety</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Software development experience writing production-level C or C++</span></li> </ul> <h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Bonus points if you have:</span></h3> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience with software design and implementation in safety-critical domains (e.g. automotive, aerospace, medical, etc)</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Written low-level drivers for software/hardware interfacing using protocols such as CAN or ethernet</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Written efficient code running on resource-constrained embedded systems with a real-time operating system</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Experience with formal verification methods, writing requirements, and systems engineering processes</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Comfortable with Python, Matlab/Simulink, or other simulation/analysis tools used in feedback system design</span></li> </ul> <p class="p2"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>What we offer:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Competitive compensation package including equity and biannual bonuses</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Excellent Medical, Dental, and Vision plans through Kaiser Permanente, Anthem, and Guardian (including a medical plan with infertility benefits)</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Flexible PTO and generous parental leave policies</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Our office is centrally located in Mountain View, CA</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Office perks: dog-friendly, free catered lunch, a fully stocked kitchen, and free EV charging</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Long Ter