Senior Automotive Electrical Systems Engineer (CAN/EV)

Location: San Jose, United States; the work model prioritizes in-person collaboration.

Company

hirify.global delivers mission-critical IT, modernization, data architecture, security, and cloud services for global companies and public-sector organizations.

What you will do

• Perform advanced troubleshooting and diagnosis of automotive electrical, electronic, and communication systems.
• Analyze wiring harnesses, grounding and power distribution systems, sensors, actuators, ECUs, and vehicle electrical architectures.
• Diagnose CAN, LIN, FlexRay, Ethernet, and other vehicle network failures using oscilloscopes, scan tools, network analyzers, and data acquisition systems.
• Investigate intermittent faults, signal integrity issues, parasitic draws, voltage drops, open circuits, shorts, and communication failures.
• Develop diagnostic test plans, reproduce difficult vehicle concerns, conduct controlled experiments, and perform root-cause analysis.
• Support engineering, manufacturing, service, quality, warranty, and field investigations while mentoring engineers and technicians and documenting corrective actions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Significant hands-on experience troubleshooting automotive electrical and electronic systems.
• Advanced knowledge of DC and AC circuits, circuit analysis, electrical signals, grounding, shielding, electromagnetic interference, and power distribution.
• Ability to interpret complex automotive wiring diagrams, schematics, connector pinouts, and engineering documentation.
• Experience using oscilloscopes and advanced electrical test equipment, plus diagnosing CAN and LIN networks.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently on complex technical challenges.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Controls Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience with EV and HEV systems, embedded systems, ECU diagnostics, UDS, vehicle Ethernet, or automotive cybersecurity.
• Experience with CANalyzer, CANoe, MATLAB, Simulink, LabVIEW, Python, FMEA, 8D, or failure-analysis processes.
• Background in OEM, Tier 1 supplier, manufacturing, validation, field service, or vehicle development environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with health and wellness benefits, life and disability insurance, retirement programs, paid holidays, and paid time off.
• Continuous learning, career development, diversity and inclusion initiatives, and corporate responsibility programs.
• In-person collaboration with flexibility supporting wellbeing, productivity, individual work styles, and life circumstances.
• Equal opportunity employer with disability accommodations available for qualified applicants and employees.