Specialist, TOE Vehicle Software & Electrical Engineering (Automotive)

Location: Columbia, South Carolina, United States; 4–5 days per week onsite. Regular in-person meetings, company events, and occasional travel are required.

Salary: $110,000–$135,000 annual base salary, plus eligibility for an annual performance bonus.

Company

hirify.global is developing electric pickup trucks and rugged SUVs, including all-electric and range-extender powertrains.

What you will do

• Support development, manufacturing, testing, and production integration of vehicle software and electrical engineering systems.
• Act as the Columbia/Blythewood production-center contact for the Vehicle Software and Electrical Engineering Systems team in Novi.
• Develop test environments and instrumentation strategies for automated testing and functional integration of distributed vehicle features.
• Integrate test benches, ECUs, control units, sensors, and actuators across production systems.
• Validate and troubleshoot simulators, automation solutions, and vehicle systems, identifying hardware and software issues early.
• Collaborate with software and hardware teams, suppliers, system architects, function owners, and pre-series teams on validation, design reviews, and production improvements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in electrical engineering, systems engineering, engineering management, or a related field.
• At least 7 years of experience, including 5+ years in mechatronics, electrical engineering, software engineering, and relevant automotive assignments.
• Extensive experience with automotive systems or mechatronics products in areas such as body, infotainment, drive, or energy.
• Strong knowledge of MATLAB/Simulink plant and control models, hardware-in-the-loop environments, dSPACE ControlDesk, and AutomationDesk.
• Experience with embedded systems, electrical systems architecture, A2B, CAN, Automotive Ethernet, LIN, LVDS, and vehicle network tools such as CANalyzer and CANoe.
• Strong problem-solving, data-analysis, communication, coordination, and cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to manage projects independently within a defined drive-system scope.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a fast-paced, high-growth environment focused on building automotive products and a company from the ground up.
• Medical, dental, vision, and income-protection insurance plans.
• 401(k) program with employer matching and immediate vesting.
• 20 days of planned PTO, 40 hours of unplanned PTO, and 14 company or floating holidays annually.
• Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave, plus paid leave for bereavement, jury duty, voting time, and military leave.