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Kodiak

Robot type
Autonomous Vehicle
Location
San FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
Job type
Software
Posted
Mar 27, 2026
Salary
$170,000–$210,000 a year
Full-time

Probabilistic Risk Assessment Engineer

Job description

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 Autonomy 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 it’s functional safety, probabilistic risk assessment, reliability engineering,…

Job responsibilities

  • 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.
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