Vice President, Verification & Validation (Automotive)

Location: United States; based out of the hirify.global location in Charlotte, NC. The role requires 4-5 days of in-office attendance, regular in-person meetings and events, and domestic and international travel.

Salary: $280,000-$340,000 annual base salary.

Company

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

What you will do

• Define and execute the enterprise verification and validation strategy across vehicle systems, software, hardware, and integration.
• Build and lead a high-performing V&V organization supporting software-defined vehicle development.
• Establish validation frameworks using digital twins, simulation, virtual verification, HiL/SiL/MiL, CI/CD pipelines, automated regression testing, and fleet data analytics.
• Partner with systems engineering, software, hardware, product, manufacturing, and quality teams to maintain end-to-end requirements traceability.
• Drive adoption of MBSE, SysML v2, digital thread practices, scenario-based validation, AI-assisted test generation, and GenAI-supported requirements and test reviews.
• Ensure validation readiness, safety-case development, compliance, resource planning, budget management, and executive reporting.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or Ph.D. in electrical, mechanical, systems, or computer engineering, or a related technical field.
• 15+ years of automotive engineering experience, including senior leadership in verification and validation of complex vehicle systems, software-defined vehicles, and/or electric vehicles.
• Deep expertise in MBSE, SysML v2, digital thread, digital twins, continuous validation, simulation, and test automation.
• Strong knowledge of end-to-end requirements traceability, HiL, SiL, MiL, scenario-based testing, CI/CD validation, automated regression testing, and validation toolchains.
• Experience with fleet and connected-vehicle data, AI-assisted test generation, coverage analysis, machine learning for defect prediction, and GenAI review workflows.
• Knowledge of automotive safety, cybersecurity, regulatory, and quality standards, including ISO 26262, SOTIF, and safety-case development.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to build products and a company from the ground up around an iconic automotive brand.
• Medical, dental, vision, and income protection plans.
• 401(k) with employer match and immediate vesting.
• Paid time off including 25 days of planned PTO, 40 hours of unplanned PTO, and 14 company or floating holidays annually.
• Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave and additional paid leave for bereavement, jury duty, voting, and military leave.
• Corporate vehicle program with eligibility for up to two assigned vehicles and a mobility stipend.