Design Release Engineer, Secondary Controller and SW Release (Automotive)

Location: Novi, Michigan, United States. Requires 4–5 days per week in the office, regular in-person meetings and events, and occasional travel.

Base salary: $110,000–$135,000 annually, plus eligibility for an annual performance bonus.

Company

hirify.global develops electrified and digitally enabled pickup trucks and rugged SUVs, including all-electric and range-extender powertrains.

What you will do

• Act as the primary interface between hardware design release engineers, function owners, system engineers, suppliers, calibration teams, and integration teams.
• Coordinate software release activities across multiple controllers and align release timing with hardware milestones, integration events, and program gateway targets.
• Lead troubleshooting of hardware–software interface issues across secondary controllers and drive cross-functional resolution.
• Define controller interfaces, support diagnostic strategies, and ensure compliance with cybersecurity requirements.
• Coordinate CAN messaging for secondary controllers and support software flashing and validation on secondary ECUs.
• Identify risks, escalate issues, and maintain release readiness across suppliers and internal teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology.
• Proven experience coordinating software releases across multiple controllers and suppliers.
• 4+ years of experience managing complex multidisciplinary engineering projects from concept through production.
• Experience with project or program management tools and cross-functional collaboration with purchasing, manufacturing, and other teams.
• Experience with automotive ECU software release, CAN communication, network architecture, ECU sender/receiver coordination, and CANalyzer message analysis and validation.
• Strong accountability, problem-solving, analytical, communication, and relationship-building skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with design release of powertrain components and systems.
• Experience with internal combustion engine controls and calibration.
• Familiarity with ASPICE SWE.1–SWE.6 processes.
• Experience flashing and validating software on automotive ECUs.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to help build new products and a company from the ground up.
• Medical, dental, vision, and income protection plans.
• 401(k) program with employer match and immediate vesting.
• 20 days of planned PTO, 40 hours of unplanned PTO, and 14 company or floating holidays annually.
• Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave, plus paid leave for bereavement, jury duty, voting time, and military leave.