Senior Autonomy Systems Engineering Specialist (AI/Robotics)

Location: Onsite five days a week at a designated hirify.global facility. The long-term base is Irving, Texas, while current project work is primarily in the Peoria, Washington, and Mossville, Illinois area. Candidates based in the Peoria area are preferred initially, with future relocation to Irving, Texas as business needs align. Travel is approximately 15% from Peoria or 75% from Dallas.

Salary: $128,470–$208,770 per year.

Company

hirify.global develops connected machines, software, autonomy, and AI solutions for safer, more productive, and more sustainable construction and industrial operations.

What you will do

• Provide technical and project leadership for integrating autonomy solutions with construction machines.
• Lead the design, architecture, implementation, testing, verification, validation, certification, and release of autonomy and robotics systems.
• Define requirements and influence system architecture, design trade-offs, hardware coordination, and product integrity.
• Conduct hands-on engineering, field testing, validation, and demonstrations in laboratory environments and at proving grounds.
• Troubleshoot complex software, hardware, and application issues across development and production environments.
• Communicate technical risks and trade-offs, manage projects, facilitate design reviews, and mentor engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience.
• Extensive experience in systems integration or design engineering for robotics, autonomous, or semi-autonomous systems.
• Strong knowledge of artificial intelligence and robotics, including planning, perception, positioning, and controls.
• Experience with product architecture, requirements definition, technical troubleshooting, and design trade-offs.
• Ability to work onsite full time at a hirify.global facility; remote work is not available.
• Visa sponsorship is not available.

Nice to have

• Experience with LIDAR, GNSS, GPS, radar, and camera sensors.
• Experience with field testing, hardware-in-the-loop testing, proving-ground support, or site autonomy platforms.
• Knowledge of wheel loaders, excavators, or articulated trucks.
• Experience in the construction or mining industries.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Paid time off, holidays, volunteer time, and parental and adoption benefits.
• 401(k), HSA, FSA, disability, and life insurance programs.
• Career development, tuition reimbursement, incentive bonus, and employee discounts.
• Work focused on applying AI, autonomy, edge computing, and real-world machine data to construction challenges.