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Ford Motor Company Systems Engineer in Dearborn, Michigan
We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.
In this position...
As a System Engineer for Vehicle Software Updates, you will serve as a technical linchpin, driving the end-to-end delivery of robust software update solutions. You will be responsible for the architectural integrity of the system, from initial requirement decomposition to final vehicle validation and field support.
What you'll do...
Technical Leadership & Architecture
Lead the Delivery Lifecycle: Provide comprehensive technical leadership throughout the Vehicle Software Update delivery cycle, ensuring all milestones are met with high-quality engineering standards.
Architectural Design: Own the system-level design and define the overarching architecture. Decompose high-level requirements into specific component responsibilities and define precise integration points between vehicle nodes and cloud components.
Specification Management: Author, release, and manage detailed technical specifications within JAMA, ensuring a "single source of truth" for the system.
Requirements Cascading: Effectively communicate and explain complex requirements to a diverse group of partners, including D&R engineers, Suppliers, Cloud Operations, and Systems teams.
Implementation & Validation
Prototyping & Bring-up: Perform early-stage bring-up and prototype proof-of-concepts (PoCs) to support incremental sprint deliveries and validate design assumptions.
Test Accountability: Demonstrate ultimate accountability for the solution by signing off on the correctness and completeness of test plans.
Hands-on Vehicle Testing: Conduct physical vehicle testing using CAN, Ethernet, and other diagnostic tools to verify software update functionality.
Requirement Tracking: Meticulously monitor requirement fulfillment and track any deviations throughout the development process.
Troubleshooting & Cross-Functional Collaboration
Expert Triaging: Lead issue triaging efforts and provide expert support to downstream teams, including conformance, system, and service testers, as well as field deployment teams.
Root Cause Analysis: Analyze complex system failures to identify root causes; define and implement robust resolution and prevention strategies.
Stakeholder Engagement: Facilitate and participate in Technical Design Reviews (TDRs), project meetings, and high-level presentations for both business and technical audiences.
You'll have...
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
System Design: 5+ years of experience in system-level design within complex environments.
Software Update Expertise: 2+ years of direct experience with vehicle software update processes (OTA, Service, or Manufacturing).
Automotive Protocols: 2+ years of experience working with automotive communication protocols, specifically CAN and Ethernet.
Even better, you may have...
Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering.
Deep familiarity with Agile methodologies and modern software development techniques.
Proven ability to systematically resolve complex technical issues under pressure.
Comprehensive understanding of software engineering best practices, including coding standards, source control management (Git), build processes, and full-lifecycle testing/operations.
You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!
As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
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.
This position is a salary grade 5 - 8 and ranges from $66,660 - $190,500.
Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.
For more information on salary and benefits, click here (https://fordcareers.co/GSR)
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.
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. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.
This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid #LI-DP1
Requisition ID : 59578