Harbinger

Systems Engineer, Body & Infotainment

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Garden Grove, CA

Hybrid

120K-160K Annually

Senior level

Automotive • Energy

The Role

Define system attributes and requirements while developing user interface designs for vehicle body and infotainment systems, collaborating across teams.

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About Harbinger

Harbinger is an American commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbinger’s best-in-class team of EV, battery, and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs and Hybrids. Leveraging a foundation of proprietary, in-house developed vehicle technologies designed specifically for commercial and specialty vehicles, Harbinger is bringing a first-of-its-kind EV platform to market, priced at acquisition parity to traditional diesel vehicles. Harbinger: Familiar Form, Revolutionary Foundation.

Job Overview

As a member of Harbinger's Systems Engineering team, you will play an active role in defining system attributes, requirements, and user interface design to provide an intuitive driver experience. You will support vehicle development and test, and software feature definition.

What You’ll Do:

Develop system requirements for Harbinger’s body systems to meet vehicle targets including exterior lighting, driver information and telltales, wiper/washers, anti-theft and immobilization, and auxiliary power.
Identify features for infotainment system and develop product roadmap with appropriate milestones, working closely with cross-functional teams including engineering, design, and product management to ensure alignment between customer needs and technical capabilities
Contribute to design of user workflows, applying UI-UX principles
Develop comprehensive technical specifications based on customer input, considering factors such as usability, performance, and regulatory compliance.
Work closely with cross-functional teams within Harbinger and external vendors
Serve as the voice of the customer within the engineering team, advocating for customer-centric design and solutions.
Facilitate communication between internal teams and customers to address inquiries, clarify requirements, and resolve issues in a timely manner.

Who You Are:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field. Master's degree preferred.
5-7 years of experience in systems engineering, requirements management, or a customer-facing role within the automotive or consumer electronics industry.
Familiarity with automotive broad range of automotive body systems
Experience with feature benchmarking. Infotainment feature benchmarking preferred
Exposure to operating systems such as Linux, QNX, Carplay, Android Automotive
Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate customer needs into technical requirements.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport and credibility with customers and internal stakeholders.
Experience with Functional Safety / ISO26262 is a plus
Proficiency in tools and methodologies for requirements elicitation, analysis, and documentation (e.g., DOORS, JIRA, UML).
Experience with UI mockup and wireframing is a plus
Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and systems engineering practices.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and manage multiple priorities effectively.

Rev up your career with our electrifying compensation and benefits package! At Harbinger Motors, we understand that your skills, experience, and expertise are as unique as our cutting-edge electric vehicles. That's why we tailor our offers to suit your individual profile, considering your years of experience, specialized knowledge, and market demands.

In addition to a competitive base salary, our perks charge ahead of the competition:

100% Comprehensive Health Coverage: You are covered with top-tier medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Accelerate Your Wealth: As an early stage employee, you'll have the opportunity to rev up your financial future with early-stage stock options.
Unleash Your Time: Take control of your work-life balance. Salaried teammates receive flexible PTO and the freedom to celebrate holidays and wellness days as you see fit.
Cruise into Vacations: Enjoy an exciting annual vacation stipend to help you recharge your batteries.
Fuel Your Day: Forget brown bag lunches; we've got you covered with paid lunches and dinners to keep you energized.

These are just a few of our benefits and perks, as we're constantly adjusting and adding more benefits to best serve our teammates. At Harbinger Motors, we don't just offer jobs; we provide the fuel for your career journey. Join us in shaping the future of sustainable transportation, where your hard work and dedication are always rewarded.

Get ready to drive your career forward with us!

California Pay Range

$120,000—$160,000 USD

Equal Opportunity

Harbinger is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Harbinger is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at info@harbingermotors.com.

Candidate Data Privacy

Harbinger may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes (“Candidate Personal Data”). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Harbinger may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law.

Harbinger may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our HR, legal, and finance teams, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Harbinger affiliates; and (iii) Harbinger’s service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services.

Harbinger may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions.

Please note that we are currently not accepting applications from third party application services. Any unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles submitted in response to our job posting shall be considered the property of Harbinger and are not subject to payment of referral or placement fees if any such candidate is later hired by Harbinger unless you have a signed written agreement in place with us which covers the applicable job posting.

Top Skills

Android Automotive

Carplay

Doors

JIRA

Linux

Qnx

Uml

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The Company

HQ: Garden Grove, CA

203 Employees

Hybrid Workplace

Year Founded: 2021

What We Do

Harbinger is a commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbinger's best-in-class team of EV, battery, and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs. Leveraging a foundation of proprietary, in-house developed vehicle technologies designed specifically for commercial vehicles, Harbinger is bringing a first-of-its-kind EV platform to market, priced for zero acquisition premium.
Harbinger: familiar form, revolutionary foundation.