Senior Hardware Quality & Industrialization Engineer

Kodiak; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Flexible PTO

10 paid holidays

Parental leave

Dog-friendly office

Free lunch

EV charging

401(k)

Job summary

Kodiak Robotics, Inc. is seeking a Hardware Quality Industrialization Engineer to build and lead quality processes for our autonomous vehicle hardware programs in Lancaster, TX.

You will own supplier evaluation, root-cause analysis, and data-driven quality improvements across PCBAs, harnessing and related assemblies. You will collaborate with engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing partners to scale quality systems, drive corrective actions, and ensure compliance with Kodiak standards and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Quality, Supplier Quality, or Supplier Industrialization.
• Experience in Aerospace, Automotive or Autonomous Vehicles.
• Strong track record of supplier evaluation and management.
• Ability 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).

Responsibilities

• Build data driven, repeatable quality processes with engineering, supply chain, operations and external manufacturers.
• Evaluate new and existing suppliers to meet Kodiak standards.
• Analyze field returns to drive design improvements.
• Lead root cause analysis and drive corrective actions with internal and external partners.
• Define test parameters and verification strategies with internal test teams.
• Own quality verticals (PCBAs, Harnessing, etc.).
• Ensure supplier compliance and certification requirements are met.

Skills

Quality management

Supplier management

Statistical QC

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Kodiak Robotics, Inc. is seeking a Hardware Quality Industrialization Engineer to build and lead quality processes for our autonomous vehicle hardware programs in Lancaster, TX.

You will own supplier evaluation, root-cause analysis, and data-driven quality improvements across PCBAs, harnessing and related assemblies. You will collaborate with engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing partners to scale quality systems, drive corrective actions, and ensure compliance with Kodiak standards and