Specialist, Pre-Series Management (Automotive)

Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States; 4–5 days per week in the office. Regular in-person meetings, company events, and occasional travel are required.

Base salary: $110,000–$135,000 per year, plus eligibility for an annual performance bonus.

Company

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

What you will do

• Own and maintain Design Verification Plans for vehicle systems and subsystems.
• Track validation and development activities at component, subsystem, and full-vehicle levels.
• Coordinate engineering, test and validation, prototype operations, and supplier stakeholders.
• Identify missing tests, insufficient coverage, outdated requirements, delays, and readiness risks.
• Prepare DVP, validation progress, risk, and blocker reports for program leadership.
• Improve validation tracking, reporting, coordination processes, and standardized practices across programs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Automotive, or related Engineering.
• 7+ years of experience in vehicle development, validation or verification, and prototype or pre-series environments.
• Strong experience with Design Verification Plans and vehicle validation processes.
• Ability to manage complex cross-functional activities and communicate with stakeholders effectively.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and risk-management skills.
• Ability to work onsite in Charlotte 4–5 days per week and travel occasionally.

Nice to have

• Experience with full-vehicle development programs at an OEM or Tier 1 supplier.
• Familiarity with durability, functional, and integration testing and automotive development milestones.
• Experience with JIRA, Polarion, Teamcenter, or similar program tracking tools.
• Background in both engineering and validation or test environments.
• Startup or fast-paced development experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to build new vehicles and an automotive company from the ground up.
• Medical, dental, vision, and income protection 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.