Senior Hardware Quality & Industrialization Engineer

Kodiak; Lancaster (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Equity and annual bonuses

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

5 weeks PTO and holidays

Lancaster, TX office with amenities

Job summary

Kodiak Robotics, Inc. is seeking a Hardware Quality Industrialization Engineer in Lancaster, TX. You will partner with engineering, supply chain and manufacturing to establish data-driven quality processes and supplier controls for PCBAs, harnessing and other assemblies.

You will drive root cause analysis, supplier evaluation and field-returns analysis to improve product robustness. The role requires 5+ years in quality/industrialization with aerospace/automotive/autonomous vehicle exposure, and

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5+ years in Quality, Supplier Quality or Supplier Industrialization Experience.
• 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

• Work internally within Kodiak with engineering, supply chain, operations and our external manufacturing partners to build data driven, repeatable quality processes
• Evaluate new and existing suppliers to ensure their internal processes and controls meet Kodiak standards
• Analyze field returns to drive potential design improvements
• Drive root cause analysis with both internal stakeholders and external partners. Own all corrective actions and improvements at the manufacturer(s) or internally
• Work with our internal test team to establish test parameters, pass/fail limits and overall test strategy
• Own our supply vertical(s) based on product type (PCBAs, Harnessing, etc)

Skills

Quality engineering

Supplier quality

Autonomous vehicles

Supplier evaluation

Prioritization

Statistical quality control

Root cause analysis

Job description

Kodiak Robotics, Inc. is seeking a Hardware Quality Industrialization Engineer in Lancaster, TX. You will partner with engineering, supply chain and manufacturing to establish data-driven quality processes and supplier controls for PCBAs, harnessing and other assemblies.

You will drive root cause analysis, supplier evaluation and field-returns analysis to improve product robustness. The role requires 5+ years in quality/industrialization with aerospace/automotive/autonomous vehicle exposure, and