Engineer, SteeringSystem E/E and SW (Automotive)

Location: Novi, Michigan, United States; 4–5 days per week in the office. 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 electrified and digitally enabled pickup trucks and rugged SUVs under the Scout automotive brand.

What you will do

• Engineer electric power steering systems, including E/E architecture, embedded software, control strategies, diagnostic trouble codes, signal interfaces, and system behavior.
• Define and manage system requirements while integrating steering hardware and software with controls and vehicle integration teams.
• Plan and execute system-level validation using hardware-in-the-loop, software-in-the-loop, and vehicle-level testing.
• Define diagnostics, logging, event detection, calibration, data analysis, and debugging strategies.
• Support functional safety activities, firmware and software releases, integration, validation, OTA readiness, and program change management.
• Coordinate with suppliers, resolve technical issues, and drive improvements in system performance and robustness.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Technology, or Engineering Technology.
• 4+ years of steering system development experience focused on E/E systems, embedded software, or controls in an OEM or Tier-1 environment.
• Strong understanding of steering system architecture, E/E integration, embedded software development, requirements management, DVP&R, diagnostics, and data analysis.
• Experience with HIL/SIL testing, vehicle calibration, software validation, and system-level development ownership.
• Ability to collaborate across software, hardware, vehicle integration, vehicle dynamics, validation, manufacturing, quality, and supplier organizations.
• Proactive, results-driven approach to resolving system issues and improving performance and robustness.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to build new vehicles and help establish the company and products from the ground up.
• Medical, dental, vision, and income protection insurance plans.
• 401(k) program with employer match 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 bereavement, jury duty, voting, and military leave.