Senior Body Closures DRE (Automotive)

Location: Troy, Michigan, United States

Company

hirify.global is a startup developing safe, affordable, customizable vehicles in the USA, with a focus on reindustrialization and innovative automotive design and manufacturing.

What you will do

• Lead the design and development of body closures and closure assemblies, including doors, hoods, liftgates, and related mechanisms.
• Define and execute functional objectives for vehicle performance, quality, cost, mass, and timing targets.
• Own exterior component development from concept through launch, ensuring manufacturability and production readiness.
• Collaborate with internal engineering teams, external partners, and suppliers to deliver program requirements.
• Ensure body-closure designs comply with applicable NHTSA and FMVSS regulations.
• Support design reviews, issue resolution, and continuous improvement throughout the development cycle.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from an ABET-accredited university.
• 5+ years of vehicle design experience focused on body closures and mechanisms.
• Strong understanding of injection molding, die casting, and stamping processes.
• Broad knowledge of NHTSA and FMVSS requirements applicable to body closures.
• Experience working directly with suppliers and external engineering partners.
• Strong communication, collaboration, team-building, problem-solving, and hands-on engineering skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced, collaborative, and innovative engineering environment.
• Culture centered on safety, customer focus, teamwork, continuous improvement, resourcefulness, and respectful collaboration.
• Commitment to equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities.