- Robot type
- Autonomous Vehicle
- Location
- Mountain ViewCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Software
- Posted
- May 12, 2026
- Salary
- $190,000–$260,000 a year
Senior Software Engineer, Controls (MATLAB)
Job description
We are looking for an experienced Controls Software Engineer who is passionate about safety-critical motion control to join our Motion Planning & Controls team.
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 technology.
Kodiak Robotics, Inc. was founded in 2018 and has become a leader in autonomous ground transportation committed to a…
Job responsibilities
- Be responsible for designing and implementing our feedback, control, and actuation strategies using both established & novel techniques
- Architect, develop, and test reliable, redundant, and safety-critical software that controls fully-loaded trucks driving on the road
- Characterize the vehicle platform (e.g., steering, braking, throttle/engine management, dynamics) to develop models that can be used for precise motion planning, simulation, and controls
- Work on fundamental problems in redundant actuation, degraded operation, and fail-safe control
- Collaborate with other teams at Kodiak (e.g. hardware, embedded systems, and systems engineering) to deliver a robust vehicle control architecture
- Create requirement specifications, implement features, plan testing, and document results
Job requirements
- Effective development of production C++
- Expertise with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing
- Experience with software design and implementation in safety-critical domains (e.g. automotive, aerospace, medical, etc)
- Written low-level drivers for software/hardware interfacing using protocols such as CAN or ethernet
- Written efficient code running on resource-constrained embedded systems with a real-time operating system
- Experience with formal verification methods, writing requirements, and systems engineering processes
- Drafted safety goals and requirements with traceability, following the ISO26262 process
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