Electrical Engineering Team Lead (Automotive)

TL;DR

Electrical Engineering Team Lead (Automotive): Leading the design and production of custom electronics for autonomous trucks with an accent on embedded compute, power distribution, manufacturability, and automotive reliability. Focus on guiding electrical engineers, managing contract manufacturer and OEM relationships, and ensuring compliance with ISO 26262 and AEC-Q100.

Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania or San Francisco, California; 4 days onsite expected

Company

hirify.global develops generative AI systems for the physical world, beginning with autonomous trucking.

What you will do

• Lead and mentor electrical engineers working on embedded compute and power distribution systems.
• Set technical direction for custom electronics from prototype through scalable, zero-defect production.
• Drive Design for Manufacturability and Design for Testability across hardware iterations.
• Manage technical relationships with contract manufacturers, including NPI cycles, line audits, and production issue resolution.
• Partner with OEMs to translate supplier requirements into engineering specifications and integrate hardware into vehicle platforms.
• Maintain functional safety, quality, and long-term field reliability for automotive electrical systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• 10+ years of hardware development experience, including leading or mentoring engineers.
• Deep experience with complex PCB design, high-speed signaling, and thermal challenges in autonomous vehicle compute platforms.
• Strong knowledge of power distribution, DC-DC conversion, sensor loads, and vehicle power architecture.
• Experience with automotive production processes, including PPAP, APQP, and automotive-grade reliability.
• Ability to work onsite four days per week in Pittsburgh or San Francisco.

Nice to have

• Experience owning contract manufacturer or OEM technical relationships through an NPI cycle.
• Hands-on functional-safety experience under ISO 26262.
• Ability to debug hardware in the lab while also setting high-level technical direction.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on safety-critical electronics for autonomous trucks.
• Combine hands-on laboratory hardware development with team leadership and product roadmapping.
• Collaborate directly with contract manufacturers and automotive OEM partners.