Dyno Controls Engineer (MATLAB/Simulink)

Location: Palo Alto, United States; on-site

Salary: $225,000–$275,000 per year, depending on experience and qualifications.

Company

hirify.global is an electric mobility company developing vertically integrated small electric vehicles to address global transportation challenges.

What you will do

• Develop, implement, and validate customized drive-unit dynos, vehicle dynos, test-bench models, software, and GUIs.
• Integrate drive units, dyno electric drives, speed, torque, and temperature sensors, power supplies, and cooling systems into dyno control systems.
• Develop dyno and embedded control interfaces for automated validation and test profiles.
• Perform testing and troubleshooting in dyno laboratories and vehicle environments.
• Identify, report, and track software bugs from dyno tests and analyze logs to resolve issues.
• Collaborate with controls, firmware, electrical, mechanical, and systems engineers on propulsion control, motor control, validation, and requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Controls Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• Proficiency in MATLAB and Simulink, including model-based design, Stateflow, and automation scripting.
• Experience with real-time simulation systems such as Speedgoat, NI PXIe, or dSpace, along with GUI development.
• Hands-on experience with dynamometers, power supplies, power meters, motor drive systems, motor control, and electric drives.
• Familiarity with embedded controllers, C, Python, automotive and electric-drive communication protocols, CAN, etherCAT, Vector CANalyzer, CANape, Git, and continuous integration workflows.

Nice to have

• Experience with NI VeriStand and LabVIEW.
• Experience with Siemens drives.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on work developing new electric mobility products in Silicon Valley.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance covered up to 100%, with FSA and HSA options.
• One Medical membership and dedicated insurance advocates.
• Fertility and family-building benefits through Progyny.
• Flexible time off and a 401(k) match.