Safety & Systems Engineering Intern (Automotive)

Location: Mountain View, California, or Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States; at least 3 days per week in the office.

Compensation: $52–$65 per hour, depending on location and whether the intern is pursuing a master's or doctoral degree.

Company

hirify.global develops the hirify.global Driver, a self-driving technology product for mobility and logistics.

What you will do

• Perform safety analysis to identify root causes and common-cause failures across vehicle, system, and software subsystems.
• Build tooling supporting safety-analysis and requirements-development processes.
• Analyze test coverage and data to assess whether the system meets safety and behavioral requirements.
• Explore internal and external data sources to identify previously unknown scenarios and system sensitivities.
• Communicate findings and recommendations clearly to engineering stakeholders.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a master's or PhD in Systems Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
• Some exposure to a system where failure had real consequences, including through coursework or a club project.
• Familiarity with structured failure-analysis methods such as FMEA, fault trees, STPA, or other formal root-cause methods.
• Regular use of Python for analysis or tooling.
• Experience running an analysis as part of a trade study.
• Ability to reason about evidence and statistics, including coverage and confidence rather than only pass/fail counts.

Nice to have

• Prior safety-engineering experience, including functional safety or ISO 26262-class standards.
• C++ experience.
• Experience with UML or SysML.

Culture & Benefits

• In-person collaboration is expected, with at least 3 days per week in the office and up to 5 days depending on operational needs.
• Work is guided by commitments to safety, integrity, collaboration, inclusion, and reasonable accommodations.
• The role contributes to self-driving technology intended to improve safety, efficiency, and accessibility in mobility and logistics.