Sr. Project Engineer - Controls (Automotive)

Location: Plymouth, Michigan, United States; applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Company

hirify.global Mobility Technologies Inc develops vehicle and mobility system simulation, design, and development solutions.

What you will do

• Define functional requirements for electrification components, conventional powertrain components, and overall system performance, reliability, serviceability, and cost.
• Develop, integrate, optimize, test, and validate powertrain software, control systems, components, and vehicle systems.
• Coordinate technical development, schedules, engineering test issues, data quality, technical reports, and research and development activities.
• Support technical studies, specifications, technical plans, data analysis, system verification, and validation across laboratory, test cell, and vehicle environments.
• Mentor less experienced controls engineers and lead small to medium-sized technical teams.
• Lead customer meetings and support business development, quotes, budgets, and proposals with key account managers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Control Systems Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 5–7+ years of experience in the area of expertise, including significant experience with vehicle electrification.
• Strong understanding of electrification systems, including power electronics, inverters, DC-DC converters, electric machines, and low- and high-voltage battery systems with BMS.
• Understanding of conventional powertrain systems, including internal combustion engines, automatic transmissions, and drivelines.
• Automotive or similar-industry controls development experience using tools and languages such as Matlab/Simulink, C, and Python.
• Experience with vehicle networks and serial communication, including CAN, LIN, Ethernet, RS232, CANoe, and CANalyzer.
• Experience with high-voltage vehicle integration, electrical circuit design, and preferably high-voltage or power-electronics development.
• Experience and willingness to support hands-on system development, testing, and integration in laboratory, test-cell, and low- and high-voltage vehicle environments.
• Demonstrated leadership of small to medium-sized technical teams, customer collaboration, accountability for delivery, program and resource coordination, and effective communication.
• Independent functionality in at least four specified technical areas and core competency in two, including hybrid-electric powertrain optimization, high-voltage component integration, traction motor integration, high-voltage battery integration, electrification technology development, conventional powertrain optimization, or vehicle and subsystem EMI/EMC requirements development and validation.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree.
• Familiarity with regulatory and market-segment requirements and end-user expectations.
• Experience identifying technology-development, process-improvement, tool-development, and knowledge-reuse opportunities.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits package for direct hires.
• Work is performed as a full-time position in the United States.
• hirify.global North America has more than 550 employees and four technical centers in Ann Arbor, the Metro Detroit area, and Lake Forest, California.

Hiring process

• Apply through the online application form or submit an application to hirify.global North America, Inc., hirify.global Test Systems, Inc., or hirify.global Mobility Technologies, Inc.
• Benefit details and the final offer package are communicated during the interview or offer stage.