Senior HW Systems Engineer (Autonomous Systems)

Location: On-site in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania or San Francisco, California, United States.

Salary: $151,000–$230,000 USD per year, plus equity incentive awards and an annual performance bonus.

Company

hirify.global is a technology startup building Physical AI for commercial autonomous trucks and robotaxis, with offices in Toronto, San Francisco, Dallas, and Pittsburgh.

What you will do

• Decompose product guidance into use cases and functional requirements.
• Define architectures and requirements sets for assigned system-level areas within Hardware Development.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and domain engineers to transform product guidance into designs throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Author and maintain systems engineering artifacts supporting Hardware Development.
• Unblock multidisciplinary teams through requirements, technical perspectives, and influence to support delivery of quality hardware.
• Use data and engineering experience to qualify work products, make design decisions, and foster collaboration and learning across groups.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Mechatronics, or a related field and at least 4 years of experience, or equivalent experience and advanced degrees totaling 8 years of related experience.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for driving architecture and attribute trade decisions in multi-domain engineering environments.
• Experience designing, implementing, and testing complex systems containing hardware and software components in requirements-driven industries such as aerospace, autonomous systems, or large-scale computing infrastructure.
• Experience developing non-functional and quality attributes, including Safety and Security, as built-in characteristics of system design.
• Expertise with systems engineering analysis methods and artifacts including Activity Diagrams, Functional Decompositions, FMEAs, and test plans.
• Technical risk sensitivity and the ability to make decisions with limited input and information.
• Passion for self-driving technologies, solving complex problems, and creating innovative solutions.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with decomposing industry standards into atomic, testable requirements.
• Experience with Hardware Safety standards such as ISO 26262 or related standards.
• Experience with Model-based Systems Engineering methodologies and tools such as Jama or Polarion.
• Experience with Requirements Management Database Systems and Requirements Management processes.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation and equity awards.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus health and wellness benefits.
• Paid parental, medical, and family care leave and a generous PTO policy.
• Retirement savings plans including 401(k) or RRSP options and health savings account contribution options.
• Daily drinks, snacks, and catered meals when working in the office.
• Regular team-building activities and social events held on-site, off-site, and virtually.