Embedded Software Engineer - Vehicle Software (Rust)

Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

Salary: $132,000–$152,000 USD per year

Company

hirify.global develops autonomous battery-electric rail vehicles to make freight transportation cleaner, safer, and more efficient.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain embedded software for bare-metal and RTOS-based systems, primarily in Rust.
• Implement and test SPI, I2C, UART, and CAN communication protocols.
• Contribute to state machines and command-and-control software for autonomous vehicle systems.
• Integrate, debug, and validate hardware-software interfaces with hardware engineers.
• Develop unit and integration tests using embedded hardware test stands.
• Participate in debugging, code reviews, design discussions, documentation, and continuous improvement of engineering practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Programming experience in C, C++, Rust, or another systems programming language through coursework, internships, projects, or professional work.
• Familiarity with embedded systems, microcontrollers, or real-time software development.
• Understanding of digital communication protocols such as SPI, I2C, UART, or CAN.
• Knowledge of state machines, interrupts, memory management, and hardware interfaces.
• Hands-on experience debugging technical systems and willingness to learn Rust and modern embedded software practices.

Nice to have

• Internship, co-op, research, or project experience in embedded software development.
• Experience with bare-metal or RTOS-based development and hardware debugging tools such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, or debuggers.
• Experience with robotics, autonomous systems, automotive, aerospace, industrial automation, or similar hardware-focused projects.
• Exposure to control systems, PID controllers, motion control, electrical engineering, or digital electronics.
• Experience with Rust or interest in developing production embedded software in Rust.

Culture & Benefits

• Work closely with experienced software and hardware engineers in an early-career development environment.
• Gain hands-on experience developing and testing software on production hardware.
• Contribute to an inclusive workplace committed to equal opportunity and fair treatment.
• Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the application, interview, and employment process.