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Staff Vehicle Manufacturing Engineer
Company | Kodiak Robotics |
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Location | Detroit, MI, USA |
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Salary | $150000 – $195000 |
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Type | Full-Time |
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Degrees | |
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Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- 7+ years of experience of manufacturing engineering in a complex environment
- Proven track record of managing complex system builds
- Automotive, trucking or aerospace experience
- Hands on manufacturing experience including line bring up, test, fixture design and automation
- Excellent communication, organizational and leadership skills
- Proven track record of taking a system from design to scale production
- Ability to identify, root cause and lead solutions for issues found on the line and in the field
- Lead all DFx efforts in conjunction with our Upfit partner to help build a reliable, cost effective system
Responsibilities
- Create and manage all vehicle build schedules working closely with our Detroit based Upfitter
- Work closely with Hardware, Systems and Software teams to help determine manufacturing and testing requirements
- Coordinate with Supply Chain and commercial teams to determine and ensure supply of components and vehicles
- Identify and evaluate suppliers for both component and vehicle builds
- Coordinate documentation requirements with engineering, test and quality teams
- Communicate program progress, milestones and potential risks to leadership and overall engineering team
- Evaluate and contribute to manufacturing line design and improvements
- Lead all manufacturing troubleshooting activities including RCA, Yield improvement and test/automation
- Create a plan that gets from 10s to 1000s of vehicles in the coming years
Preferred Qualifications
No preferred qualifications provided.