Dearborn, Michigan, United States Hybrid Employment USD 79,800 - 178,320 Yearly

Ford is hiring an Embedded Software Engineer

About the Role

Ford is looking for an Embedded Software Engineer to join our Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team. You will be a key part of an agile team pioneering Ford's electric vehicle future by designing and developing embedded software for automotive body control systems.

What You'll Do

  • Work in a team of highly motivated Embedded Software Engineers.
  • Design and develop embedded software components for the Body Control System.
  • Analyze, feature-level requirement design, functional specification, program, debug, and modify using high-level languages like C and Python.
  • Contribute to product success through consistent on-time delivery of high-quality, functioning complex device driver code.
  • Scale, modify, and refactor existing software components to meet new architecture requirements.
  • Work with Ford architecture and validation teams, and partners to create reusable software components, support documentation, and integration guides.
  • Perform code-level integration tasks such as replicating build environments, source code debugging, and continuously improving deployments.
  • Work with development and project managers to align on CI/CD pipelines for product variant releases.
  • Evaluate technologies and methods for developing cloud scalable test infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines for virtual and hardware ECUs.

What We're Looking For

  • BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related Field, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
  • 5+ years of Embedded Software Experience; Body Control System is preferred.
  • 5+ years of programming experience in Embedded C, MATLAB Simulink, and Stateflow.
  • Strong programming skills in C and ability to write highly portable and platform-agnostic code.
  • 3+ years experience in developing Proof-of-Concept applications for automotive ECUs.
  • 2+ years experience working in an agile environment.

Nice to Have

  • MS in Electrical Engineer, Computer Science, or related Field.
  • Experience with Kubernetes, OpenShift, and Docker.
  • Experience with Jenkins and GitHub Actions.
  • Experience in software development for automotive control units.
  • Experience in AUTOSAR Methodology and workflows.
  • Experience in Software Simulation using Hardware Models.
  • Embedded software development experience on a Linux platform.
  • Good, embedded debugging skills.
  • Self-reliant, approachable, with good communication skills.
  • Good knowledge of tools used for embedded program development.
  • Knowledge of safety-systems, ISO26262, ASIL A-D is a plus.

Technical Stack

  • C, Python, MATLAB Simulink, Stateflow
  • Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker
  • Jenkins, GitHub Actions
  • Linux

Team & Environment

You'll join an agile team within Ford's Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team, a customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven group dedicated to delivering an industry-leading experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Compensation range: $79,800 - $178,320
  • Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage.
  • Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more.
  • Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more.
  • Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases.
  • Tuition assistance.
  • Established and active employee resource groups.
  • Paid time off for individual and team community service.
  • A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
  • Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

Work Mode

This position follows a hybrid work model.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, or protected veteran status.

Required Skills
CPythonMATLAB SimulinkStateflowEmbedded SoftwareAutomotive ECUsBody Control SystemsLinuxDockerKubernetesJenkinsGitHub Actions
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Ford Motor Company is an established global automotive manufacturer building a better world through innovative, exciting, and sustainable products and services. The company advances technologies in autonomy, electrification, and smart mobility.

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Job Details
Department Software Development
Category embedded
Posted 14 days ago