Vehicle Systems Engineering (Automotive)

Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; flexible hybrid working model with in-person and virtual work supported.

Annual base salary: $85,500–$105,600 CAD.

Company

hirify.global develops IoT, connected transportation, vehicle-data analytics, and fleet-management products that process billions of data points daily.

What you will do

• Reverse engineer vehicle electrical, hardware, communications systems, and protocols.
• Design and document methods for collecting vehicle data for hardware and software teams.
• Investigate vehicle data-quality issues, identify support gaps, and perform root-cause analyses of interactions between hirify.global systems and vehicles.
• Define hardware and firmware requirements that support safe interactions with vehicle control systems.
• Create and modify test software and firmware to resolve issues and develop features.
• Contribute to reverse-engineering tools and processes, collaborate with OEMs on custom data and diagnostics support, and maintain legacy vehicle support where applicable.

Requirements

• 1–3 years of experience with vehicle systems, sensors, actuators, control systems, diagnostics, and vehicle electrical or communications architecture.
• 1–3 years of experience with automotive diagnostic standards including SAE J1939, SAE J1979, KWP2000, UDS (ISO 14229), or WWH-OBD (ISO 27145).
• 1–3 years of experience with vehicle communication physical layers including CAN bus, K-Line/ISO 9141, VPW/PWM, or Single Wire CAN.
• Experience using vehicle interfacing and analysis tools, automotive diagnostic scan tools, or vehicle development and calibration tools such as CANalyzer, CANape, or ETAS tools.
• Experience diagnosing vehicle problems through connector probing, harness building, and circuit testing.
• Experience writing and debugging scripts in Python or MATLAB and working with SQL or Google BigQuery; strong programming fundamentals are required.
• A bachelor’s degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Bilingual proficiency is required.

Nice to have

• Embedded C/C++ experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible hybrid work with support for both in-person and virtual collaboration.
• Home office reimbursement and a reliable home internet connection requirement of at least 50mb DL/10mb UL for remote work.
• Competitive medical and dental benefits, a retirement savings program, and parental leave top-up support for full-time permanent employees.
• Online learning and networking opportunities, work-life balance initiatives, and an inclusive, diverse workplace.
• Electric vehicle purchase incentive program and baby bonus for full-time permanent employees.