Senior Vehicle Integration Engineer (Autonomous Vehicles)

Location: Mountain View, California, United States; office-based role

Salary: $150,000–$185,000 USD base salary annually for the SF/Silicon Valley location, plus equity, bonuses, and benefits.

Company

hirify.global develops AI-powered autonomous vehicle technology for commercial trucking, public-sector transportation, and defense applications.

What you will do

• Lead system-level integration of sensors, compute, actuation, and vehicle systems for new autonomous vehicle platforms.
• Drive platform integration from architecture definition and build planning through bring-up, validation, and sign-off.
• Develop and execute structured tests covering platform functionality, performance, and reliability.
• Coordinate cross-functional build and integration events with Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, and Systems teams.
• Provide Design-for-Manufacturing and Design-for-Test feedback to improve platform quality and scalability.
• Create platform documentation, investigate integration issues, and lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions.

Requirements

• BS or MS in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering and 6+ years of experience in autonomous vehicles, automotive engineering, or a related industry.
• Experience leading new platform or product integration programs from early development through validation.
• Hands-on experience with automotive electronics and communication protocols including Ethernet and CAN.
• Experience with Python or MATLAB, Linux-based systems, computer networking, and CAD tools such as SolidWorks.
• Strong systems thinking, problem-solving, technical documentation, communication, and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Eligibility for sensitive roles may depend on residence, U.S. person status, citizenship status, export-license requirements, or national-security restrictions.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative and safety-focused work environment with equal-opportunity employment practices.
• Medical, dental, vision, legal, identity protection, disability, life, accident, and critical illness insurance options.
• Flexible PTO, 10 paid holidays, generous parental leave, and Fidelity 401(k).
• FSA, dependent care FSA, HSA, commuter benefits, and wellbeing services.
• Dog-friendly office, catered lunch, stocked kitchen, and free EV charging.
• Equity, annual bonuses, referral bonuses, and patent bonuses.

Hiring process

• Initial application screening is assisted by the third-party AI tool Endorsed.
• Final hiring decisions are made by the human recruitment team; candidates may request a separate review.