Kodiak

Senior Software Engineer, Controls (Simulation)

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1 month ago
Mountain View, CA, USASenior

Base Salary

$190k - $260k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Simulate articulated truck motion in response to steering, accelerator, and brake inputs.
  • Model coupled tractor-and-trailer vehicle dynamics, including nonlinear effects and environmental influences.
  • Analyze simulation fidelity by comparing simulated and real-world performance.
  • Evaluate controller performance across multidimensional assessments.
  • Build a safety case for driverless operation.

Requirements

  • At least 4 years of controls development experience for automotive robots.
  • Strong C++ programming skills.
  • Interest in theoretical and empirical vehicle modeling.
  • Facility with mechanical physics and enthusiasm for expanding vehicular simulation fidelity.
  • Focus on vehicle safety.
  • Experience simulating automotive robots, autonomous vehicles, statistical analysis, or automotive safety cases and standards is preferred.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation package including equity and annual bonuses.
  • Medical, dental, vision, legal, identity protection, disability, life, and other insurance benefits.
  • Flexible PTO, 10 paid holidays, and parental leave.
  • Mountain View, California office with dog-friendly amenities, catered lunch, stocked kitchen, and EV charging.
  • Fidelity 401(k), commuter benefits, FSA, dependent care FSA, HSA, wellbeing programs, and incentive programs.

Tech Stack

Categories

Robotics
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