Senior Embedded Software Engineer (Automotive)

TL;DR

Senior Embedded Software Engineer (Automotive): Designing and building safety-critical firmware for autonomous transit vehicles with an accent on RTOS environments, communication protocols, and hardware bring-up. Focus on developing reliable, low-latency systems for resource-constrained platforms and ensuring compliance with safety-critical standards.

Location: Must be based in or able to commute to Pittsburgh, PA (Hybrid: 2 days/week in office)

Company

hirify.global is a transit technology company building carbon-neutral, autonomous transit networks to improve urban mobility and accessibility.

What you will do

• Design, prototype, and test production firmware for safety-critical vehicle systems.
• Develop and optimize applications in RTOS environments for reliability and performance.
• Evolve communication architecture between MCUs, sensors, and main compute using standard and custom protocols.
• Lead bring-up and debugging for new boards and SoCs, including bootloaders and drivers.
• Build automated testing frameworks at unit, integration, and system levels.
• Mentor team members and establish engineering standards and best practices.

Requirements

• Must be based in or able to commute to Pittsburgh, PA
• 7+ years of experience developing embedded software for production systems.
• Expert-level proficiency in C and/or C++.
• Strong command of communication protocols (SPI, UART, I2C, CAN, TCP/UDP).
• Experience developing on RTOS environments.
• Experience with MCU bootloaders, device drivers, and SoC bring-up.

Nice to have

• Experience with safety-critical standards like ISO 26262.
• Experience with automotive-grade safety MCUs (e.g., NXP S32K3, Infineon AURIX).
• Familiarity with deterministic timing and networking (NTP, PTP, TSN).
• Experience with CAN tooling and DBC-based workflows.
• Scripting experience with Python for test automation.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to work on groundbreaking autonomous transit technology.
• Collaborative environment working directly with hardware and cross-functional engineering teams.
• Focus on safety-critical engineering and high-reliability systems.
• Commitment to building accessible and sustainable public transportation.