Overview As a Software Engineer on Kodiak's Controls team, you will deepen expertise in vehicular motion control for driverless trucks. You'll work on control laws, safety limits, monitoring, and state management to enable safe, reliable highway operation. The role offers hands-on platform characterization and a modular controller design that accelerates real-world deployment. You will collaborate across Planning, Hardware, Systems, and Infrastructure to advance a robust vehicle control architecture. This is a chance to shape autonomous driving software at scale with data-driven feedback. Compensation / Benefitscompetitive compensation with equity and annual bonusesmedical, dental, and vision plansflexible PTO and paid holidaysdog-friendly office with perks401(k) with matchingparential leave policies ResponsibilitiesImplement control and actuation strategiesDevelop and test reliable, safety-critical software that controls articulated trucks driving on highwaysCharacterize the vehicle platform (braking, steering, acceleration)Develop models for onboard and simulated motion predictionSpecify requirements and document their implementationApply degraded operations capabilities for fail-safe drivingCollaborate with Planning, Hardware, Systems, and Infrastructure to advance a robust vehicle control architecture Key requirements2+ years of experience developing production-level vehicular controls softwareProduction-level C++ software development experienceStrong background in robotics, controls, and mathematicsExperience developing, testing, and tuning controllers for autonomous robots (trucks/cars/flying vehicles)Focus on vehicle safetycollaboration across cross-functional teamssafety-conscious mindsetproblem-solving with data-driven feedbackC++ (production level)robotics/controls/mathematicsmotion control theory
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