Lead Engineer, Drive/Energy/ADAS Functional Safety FuSa and SOTIF

Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, or Novi, Michigan; 4–5 days per week in the office with regular in-person meetings and travel.

Salary: $160,000–$192,500 annual base salary, plus eligibility for an annual performance bonus.

Company

hirify.global is developing electric and range-extender powertrains, rugged SUVs, and pickup trucks based on an iconic American automotive brand.

What you will do

• Define, develop, and govern functional safety and SOTIF strategies across Drive, Energy, ADAS, and automated driving systems.
• Align HARA, Safety Goals, and SOTIF strategies with functional safety teams.
• Develop and maintain Technical Safety Concepts and Technical Safety Requirements across sensors, ECUs, software, actuators, networks, and operational assets.
• Own end-to-end safety case frameworks, including claims, arguments, supporting evidence, and GSN structures.
• Integrate SOTIF analysis of performance limitations, triggering conditions, foreseeable misuse, and edge cases in AI/ML and perception-based systems.
• Support design reviews, program milestones, release gates, change control, and the development of a scalable Safety Management System.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 12–15 years of experience in functional safety, system safety, or safety assurance within automotive, ADAS, autonomous systems, robotics, or other safety-critical domains.
• Experience completing at least one full safety lifecycle from concept through production launch.
• Expertise in structured safety cases, including claims, arguments, and evidence.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 26262, ISO 21448 (SOTIF), UL 4600, HARA, FMEA, FTA, and STPA.
• AI/ML experience, strong systems thinking, and the ability to lead cross-functional alignment through influence.

Nice to have

• Master’s or advanced degree in a related discipline.
• Experience with advanced ADAS, autonomous systems, and multi-sensor perception stacks.
• Experience with UL 4600-aligned safety cases, ISO 8800, AI/ML safety, data pipeline validation, performance monitoring, or ODD frameworks.
• Experience with regulatory reviews, audits, certification processes, or fast-paced startup environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to build automotive products and a company from the ground up.
• Medical, dental, vision, and income protection plans.
• 401(k) program with employer match and immediate vesting.
• Paid time off, company or floating holidays, and up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Additional paid leave for bereavement, jury duty, voting time, and military leave.