2 months ago
Mountain View, CA, USAIntern
Base Salary
$10k - $10k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop mission planning, routing, and fault management algorithms for autonomous trucks.
- Apply commands from human operations specialists to self-driving truck fleets.
- Improve routing through construction zones and implement safety-critical fault management policies.
- Design and implement solutions to complex robotics problems.
- Deploy production code on autonomous trucks operating in real-world conditions.
- Collaborate with offboard, operations, and systems teams while receiving mentorship from robotics engineers.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a degree at an accredited university in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Machine Learning, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
- Junior, senior, or graduate student standing.
- Strong C++ programming skills.
- Strong knowledge of kinematics, linear algebra, and calculus.
- Ability to solve basic graph-search problems.
- Ability and enthusiasm to collaborate with other teams.
Benefits
- Competitive pay and medical, dental, and vision benefits.
- 12–16-week internship beginning in January 2027, with a flexible end date.
- Mountain View, California location; interns are responsible for housing.
- Dog-friendly office with free catered lunch.
- Potential opportunities for full-time roles.
Tech Stack
Categories
Robotics
About Kodiak
Kodiak builds an AI-powered autonomous driving stack for long-haul trucking and government programs. The company hauls freight daily across the southern United States using its technology and is leveraging the same software for U.S. Department of Defense autonomy projects. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, Kodiak announced in 2024 that it had delivered a driverless semi-truck to a customer.