Senior Hardware Reliability Engineer (Automotive)

Location: Mountain View, California, United States; remote workplace type, with an expectation to work from the office at least 3 days per week and up to 5 days based on operational needs.

Salary: $150,000–$220,000 per year for roles based in Mountain View, CA; annual bonus, equity compensation, and benefits are also available.

Company

hirify.global develops autonomous driving technology and transportation solutions in collaboration with automotive and manufacturing partners.

What you will do

• Lead reliability assessments and design test campaigns for internal and external hardware designs.
• Evaluate next-generation compute systems, automotive sensors, and other hardware against automotive reliability standards.
• Own complex reliability failure analysis and drive near-term corrective actions and longer-term design or process mitigations.
• Collaborate with Hardware Design, Systems Engineering, Hardware Safety, Field Operations, Embedded Software, and contract manufacturers.
• Integrate reliability findings into hardware design and manufacturing processes.

Requirements

• Proven experience developing and validating hardware products such as compute systems and automotive sensors.
• Understanding of physics of failure for electronic, mechanical, and optoelectronic components applied to hardware systems.
• Ability to design and execute reliability test flows involving shock, vibration, and thermal conditions for contract manufacturing environments.
• Proficiency in analyzing hardware performance data and generating actionable insights.

Nice to have

• Experience leading R&D at automotive companies.
• Familiarity with AEC-Q, ISO-16750, and other automotive reliability standards.
• Experience evaluating manufacturing and assembly process reliability during the transition to large-scale production.
• Working knowledge of hardware–firmware interactions affecting hardware performance.
• Conceptual knowledge of material science, PCBA BGA structural integrity, and the impact of conformal coatings on humidity exposure.

Culture & Benefits

• Safety, integrity, collaboration, and long-term organizational responsibility are emphasized.
• In-person work is expected at least 3 days per week, with some roles requiring up to 5 days in the office.
• Annual bonus, equity compensation, and benefits are provided.
• Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified applicants with disabilities and disabled veterans.