System Engineer with Electronics & Functional Safety Emphasis

Location: Onsite five days a week in Mossville, Illinois or Dayton, Ohio, United States. Required travel is up to 30% domestically and internationally. Domestic relocation assistance is available.

Salary: $147,760–$221,640 annually.

Company

hirify.global manufactures construction and mining equipment, off-highway engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives, with a focus on technological innovation and more sustainable products.

What you will do

• Design earthmoving and paving machine control systems and define system architectures.
• Decompose product and safety requirements into subsystem requirements and support electronics hardware selection and design.
• Define machine control networks, including layout, security, usage, loading analyses, and messaging protocols.
• Coordinate product safety lifecycle activities and V-model execution with cross-functional engineering teams.
• Contribute to safety concepts, architectures, hazard and risk analyses, DFMEA, FMEDA, PFMEA, and common-cause failure analyses.
• Lead complex technical problem resolution and provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and technicians.

Requirements

• BS degree in electrical engineering, mechatronics, or a related field.
• Knowledge of information capture, decision-making, critical thinking, communication, problem-solving, and conceptual thinking.
• Knowledge of engineering and product design processes in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to design and implement machines, devices, systems, and processes that safely achieve defined objectives.
• Ability to convert customer and market requirements into product designs and detailed engineering requirements.
• Ability to reconcile functional and regulatory product requirements.

Nice to have

• 5+ years of experience in embedded product development, including at least 3 years developing functionally safe products.
• Experience with system design, application-level problem-solving, system architectures, CAN networks, and machine integration.
• Electronics experience, including developing system diagrams and schematics.
• Experience designing and interfacing with vehicular communication and control systems and machine control systems.
• Knowledge of electronic hardware and software product development processes and tools.
• Experience with functional safety principles, product risk assessments, FMEAs, and FMEDAs.
• Technical leadership, analytical and problem-solving skills, and strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to write technical specifications, present to customers and cross-functional stakeholders, and work independently as part of a global team.
• Familiarity with construction or agricultural machinery and standards including ISO 19014, ISO 13849, IEC 61508, and ISO 26262.

Culture & Benefits

• Work as part of a global, cross-functional engineering organization focused on autonomy, automation, innovation, and advanced materials.
• US work sponsorship is offered for eligible applicants.
• Medical, dental, vision, paid time off, parental and adoption benefits, disability benefits, and life insurance.
• 401(k), HSA, FSA, incentive bonus, employee discounts, career development, and tuition reimbursement.
• Employment offers are conditional on successful completion of a drug screen.