Quantitative Risk Estimation Engineer

Kodiak Robotics Inc. was founded in 2018 and has become a leader in autonomous ground transportation committed to a safer and more efficient future for all. The company has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) powered technology stack purpose-built for commercial trucking and the public sector. The company delivers freight daily for its customers across the southern United States using its autonomous 2024 Kodiak became the first known company to publicly announce delivering a driverless semi-truck to a customer. Kodiak is also leveraging its commercial self-driving software to develop test and deploy autonomous capabilities for the U.S. Department of Defense.

If you thrive on solving the hardest autonomy problems we want you. This technically demanding role demands deep systems expertise understanding of autonomy mathematical rigor and first-principles thinking to ensure safety in autonomous driving. You will own critical elements of our overall safety strategy to deliver safe transformative autonomous trucking systems.

The Systems Safety team is charged with an incredibly challenging task : how to make and prove that an autonomous truck is incredibly safe (

Each teammate is charged with owning a significant part of the overall safety story whether its functional safety probabilistic risk assessment reliability engineering building and running hardware-in-the-loop test rigs defining and leading our structured testing campaigns updating our safety case and documentation and much more.

This role offers the opportunities for creating unparalleled impacts overcoming career-defining technical challenges and significant professional and technical growth.

What Youll Do :

• Write Python code to estimate risk using Bayesian probabilistic models in our Probabilistic Risk Assessment.
• Write C code to efficiently search for failure modes in insanely high-dimensional search spaces.
• Run simulations and perform analysis to generate risk-informed results that shape engineering priorities at the company.
• Pioneer new methods for practically achieving incredibly high safety levels in autonomous vehicles.
• Perform hazard analysis risk assessments and fault tree analysis.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to integrate safety throughout development.
• Develop and execute comprehensive validation strategies.
• Drive continuous improvement in safety processes and tools.

What youll bring :

What we offer :

The pay range listed below reflects the base salary in our SF / Silicon Valley location across several internal levels. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors including : work location experience relevant training education skill level and performance during interview. Total compensation at Kodiak includes base pay equity bonus and a competitive benefits package

California Pay Range

$200000 - $270000 USD

At Kodiak we strive to build a diverse community working towards our common company goals in a safe and collaborative environment where harassment of any kind is strictly prohibited. Kodiak is committed to equal opportunity employment regardless of race ethnicity religion gender identity sexual orientation age disability or veteran status or any other basis protected by applicable law.

In alignment with its business operations Kodiak adheres to all relevant statutes regulations and administrative prerequisites. Accordingly roles that carry more sensitive requirements may be limited to candidates that can satisfy additional scrutiny and eligibility for such positions may hinge on verification of a candidates residence U.S. person status and / or citizenship status. Should the position require and Kodiak determines that a candidates residence U.S. person status and / or citizenship status necessitate an export license bar the candidate from the position or otherwise fall under national security-related restrictions Kodiak will consider the candidate for alternative positions unaffected by such restrictions under terms and conditions set forth at Kodiaks sole discretion or as an alternative opt not to proceed with the candidates application. If applicable Kodiak may provide visa sponsorship for eligible candidates.

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Required Experience :

IC

Key Skills

Clinical Research,Helpdesk,Account Management,Drafting,Actuary,Asic

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 200000 - 270000