System Engineer, Infotainment Systems (Automotive)

Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States; 4–5 days per week in the office. Regular in-person meetings and occasional travel are required. The role is not eligible for remote work in New York City.

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

Company

hirify.global is developing electrified, digitally connected pickup trucks and rugged SUVs based on the Scout automotive brand.

What you will do

• Own the end-to-end functional architecture of vehicle infotainment and display systems, including navigation, off-road mapping, routing, energy applications, CarPlay, Android Auto, and casting.
• Define and manage functional and non-functional system and subsystem requirements across electrical, software, mechanical, and application domains.
• Coordinate system engineers, domain experts, hardware teams, application teams, and cross-functional teams to integrate complex infotainment functions.
• Lead development, validation, design reviews, signoffs, and delivery of assigned functions through prototype builds, design verification, product validation, and vehicle launch gates.
• Develop component and system designs, specifications, test methods, DFMEA, design verification, and product validation activities for complex mechatronic systems.
• Apply model-based engineering and simulation methods, including MIL, SIL, and HIL, while resolving issues through first-principles analysis.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in electrical, mechanical, mechatronics, electrical, or software engineering, plus 10+ years of experience.
• Extensive experience with automotive systems or mechatronic products, including body, infotainment, drive, or energy systems.
• Subject-matter expertise in systems engineering, multi-domain physics, complex systems design, and electrical/software integration.
• Experience with embedded software, electrical systems, wiring, and power distribution units.
• Familiarity with A2B, CAN, Automotive Ethernet, LIN, LVDS, and vehicle network tools such as CANalyzer and CANoe.
• Ability to work onsite in Charlotte 4–5 days per week and attend in-person meetings and company events.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to build new 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 planned PTO days, 40 hours of unplanned PTO, and 14 company or floating holidays annually.
• Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave, along with paid bereavement, jury duty, voting, and military leave.