Advanced Engineering Manager (Autonomous Vehicles)

Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan — hybrid. Minimal travel required: 1%–10%.

Salary: $120,000–$200,000 USD annually.

Company

hirify.global develops and deploys autonomous vehicles using Multi-Policy Decision Making technology to improve safety, accessibility, transit coverage, and urban sustainability.

What you will do

• Build, manage, mentor, and technically guide a small cross-functional R&D team covering hardware, compute, sensors, software interfaces, systems, and testing.
• Define and maintain a 24-month roadmap for next-generation compute and sensors, including technology evaluation, supplier selection, performance characterization, and hardware/software tradeoff analysis.
• Own prototype development from concept through design, fabrication, vehicle integration, bring-up, testing, documentation, and handoff to production engineering.
• Establish prototype stages, review gates, exit criteria, budgets, schedules, staffing, and supplier coordination while reporting risks and progress to engineering leadership.
• Own HIL benches and unit- and subsystem-level testing across CAN, Ethernet, and serial interfaces, using V-model, DFMEA, requirements management, and test planning methods.
• Collaborate with Perception, Motion Planning, Controls, Product Development, Core Engineering, and Safety teams to resolve tradeoffs and ensure safe, scalable deployment on public roads.

Requirements

• B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Electrical, Computer, Mechanical, Systems, or Robotics Engineering, a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of engineering experience in autonomous vehicles, ADAS, robotics, or other safety-critical systems, with depth in compute and sensor architecture or hardware development and validation.
• Hands-on automotive embedded or hardware development experience, including strong electrical and electronic hardware design skills.
• Hands-on experience leading prototype builds and HIL or bench-level testing of automotive or robotics hardware.
• 3+ years of direct people management experience, including hiring, performance management, and employee development.
• Experience owning a team or program budget, including prototype fabrication or hardware build costs.
• Working command of CAN, Ethernet, and serial communication in test and integration settings.
• Experience defining requirements for safety-critical systems, with working knowledge of functional safety, SOTIF, DFMEA, and test planning.
• Strong written and verbal communication, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to deliver on aggressive schedules in ambiguous environments using test data and tradeoff analysis.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree in a relevant field.
• Experience with 4D imaging radar, solid-state LiDAR, or automotive high-compute platforms, including BOM cost and power tradeoffs.
• Experience building or operating HIL benches or defining stage-gate prototype development processes.
• Experience with multi-core, lockstep, and watchdog processor architectures, embedded RTOS, and functional-safety-qualified software.
• Experience with UL 4600, safety case development, or ASPICE-style development processes.
• Experience moving R&D work into production with suppliers and contract manufacturers.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, HSA, and FSA benefits; eligible domestic partners may participate after residing together for at least one year.
• Retirement benefits with an immediately vested employer safe harbor match.
• Paid parental leave with a phased return-to-work option.
• Flexible vacation policy and paid company holidays.
• Total Wellness Program with resources supporting overall wellbeing.
• Standard office conditions include prolonged sitting, standing, and computer use.

Hiring process

• hirify.global is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from candidates who do not meet every listed qualification.
• Unsolicited agency resumes are not accepted, and placement fees are paid only to approved agency partners.