Sr. Specialist – Security & FuSa. Integration (Automotive Cybersecurity)

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

Salary: $140,000–$170,000 annual base salary, plus eligibility for an annual performance bonus.

Company

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

What you will do

• Integrate and validate cybersecurity mechanisms across distributed ECU architectures and Software Defined Vehicle platforms.
• Test secure boot, secure flashing, ECU authentication, secure diagnostics, vehicle communication security, OTA workflows, cryptographic services, keys, and certificates.
• Validate cybersecurity and functional-safety controls against ISO/SAE 21434, UNECE R155/R156, ISO 26262, and OEM requirements.
• Develop penetration, vulnerability, fault-injection, watchdog, diagnostic-coverage, fail-safe, and fail-operational testing strategies.
• Design regression suites across SIL, HIL, simulated, real-world, and vehicle-level environments.
• Analyze CAN/Ethernet logs, investigate cross-ECU timing and integration issues, and collaborate with system safety, platform, and software teams.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with 10+ years of experience.
• Strong knowledge of vehicle E/E architecture, ECU software stacks, CAN, LIN, FlexRay, Ethernet, UDS diagnostics, and diagnostic tools.
• Experience with MATLAB/Simulink plant and control models, dSPACE ControlDesk, AutomationDesk, and hardware-in-the-loop testing.
• Expertise with Jira, GitHub/GitLab, Jenkins, Artifactory, and ALM/PLM tools such as Siemens Polarion, IBM DOORS Next Generation, or PTC Windchill.
• Familiarity with embedded systems, A2B, Automotive Ethernet, LVDS, CANalyzer, CANoe, vehicle network tools, and automotive development processes.
• Ability to work in the Charlotte office 4–5 days per week and travel for company events.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to build new electrified vehicles and a company from the ground up.
• Medical, dental, vision, and income-protection insurance plans.
• 401(k) 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.