Staff Hardware Engineer, Electrical Distribution System / Harness (Automotive)

Location: Pittsburgh, PA preferred, with regular onsite presence expected at the New Stanton, PA site. Remote employees may be considered case by case; occasional travel to manufacturing, supplier, and partner sites is required. The position may be subject to U.S. residence, U.S. person, citizenship, and export-control restrictions.

Company

hirify.global develops AI-powered autonomous systems, robotics, machine learning, and cloud technologies for the trucking transportation industry.

What you will do

• Own electrical distribution system and wiring harness architecture for autonomous vehicle platforms, including power distribution, grounding, circuit protection, signal integrity, and network interfaces.
• Develop and release schematics, wiring diagrams, pinouts, harness drawings, bills of materials, and installation documentation using ECAD, MCAD, and PLM tools.
• Perform wire sizing, voltage-drop, current-capacity, fuse, relay, connector, terminal, grounding, and circuit analyses.
• Partner with systems, electrical, mechanical, firmware, manufacturing, and supplier teams to resolve integration issues and deliver buildable harness designs.
• Lead design reviews, electrical interface definition, change control, and configuration management from concept through production-intent hardware.
• Define and execute harness verification and validation, including continuity, insulation, hipot, network, EMI/EMC, environmental, and vehicle-level testing.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, electrical engineering technology, computer engineering, automotive engineering, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in electrical distribution systems, wiring harnesses, automotive or commercial vehicles, aerospace, robotics, or industrial equipment; 8+ years is preferred for Staff-level scope.
• Experience taking vehicle or complex-machine harnesses from requirements and architecture through design release, prototype builds, validation, and production support.
• Expertise in EDS architecture, circuit protection, wire sizing, voltage drop, grounding, connectors, terminals, shielding, splices, routing, retention, service loops, and harness packaging.
• Proficiency with tools such as Capital, CATIA, Siemens NX, Zuken, AutoCAD Electrical, or comparable ECAD/MCAD and PLM systems.
• Working knowledge of CAN/CAN FD, LIN, Automotive Ethernet, J1939, vehicle diagnostics, EMI/EMC, SAE, USCAR, IPC/WHMA-A-620, ISO 26262, and IATF 16949 practices.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree or credentials such as IPC/WHMA-A-620, SAE/AIAG, or Six Sigma.
• Experience with DFM/DFA, APQP/PPAP, FMEA, supplier collaboration, and engineering processes in a startup or greenfield environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on autonomous vehicle hardware for demanding real-world trucking applications.
• Collaboration across hardware, systems, software, manufacturing, supplier, and partner teams.
• Remote work may be considered on a case-by-case basis, with regular onsite collaboration expected for the preferred Pittsburgh-based candidate.
• Occasional travel to manufacturing, supplier, and partner sites is part of the role.
• Commitment to inclusion, entrepreneurship, innovation, and equal opportunity.