Software Architect

At Ford Motor Company we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrows transportation.

Do you have what it takes to make smart vehicles for a smart world Join the Ford Product Development team. Utilizing Design Thinking & User Experience methods youll work to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. Were seeking forward-thinking laser-focused professionals with a passion for bringing innovative exciting and sustainable ideas to have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to such advancements as autonomy electrification smart mobility technologies and more!

What youll be able to do:

Software Architect - positions offered by Ford Motor Company (Dearborn Michigan). Note this is a hybrid position whereby the employee will work both from home and from the Dearborn office. Hence the employee must live within a reasonable commuting distance from Dearborn MI. Define the software architecture for ADAS features and develop high-level designs. Develop requirements for the software architecture and cascade to the software and model developers. Guide the product teams to define assemble and integrate components (examples: hardware software requirements for availability scalability and reliability). Work with Ford architecture and validation teams tool vendors and AUTOSAR basic software partners to design develop and deploy application software components Ford specific complex device drivers basic software components software requirements supporting documentation and integration guides for ADAS ECU. Work with tool vendors to validate Ford CDDs and BSW components across multiple vendor AUTOSAR stacks. Review and approve the implementation of the basic software and complex device drivers. Support the implementation of the feature functionality. Support the work of the software project manager to define and deliver work products per the planned timelines. Support overall software and model integration and peer reviews of models and software. Perform code level integration related tasks such as replicating build environments source code debugging and continuously improving and streamlining deployments. Support resolution of architecture related issues. Support the SW verification and validation teams to establish test strategies to achieve suitable coverage along the right side of the System V. Teach others within Ford about Classic AUTOSAR and its capabilities.

Youll have

Masters degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering or a related field and 5 years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. 5 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Developing embedded software in C/C. 2. Designing developing deploying and validating AUTOSAR Classic application software components. 3. Matlab Simulink/Stateflow. 2 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. CAN and SOME/IP Protocols. 2. CAN (Classical and CAN FD) protocol including frame structure arbitration and error handling. 3. DBC files for signal-level communication and interfacing across ECUs. 4. SOME/IP and SOME/IP-SD (Service Discovery) as defined by AUTOSAR. 5. Designing specification of service-oriented communication interfaces for ADAS functions using SOME/IP and managing ARXML interface definitions for SOME/IP services and events. 1 year of experience with the following skill is required: 1. Functional safety standards including ISO 26262 along with AUTOSAR architecture covering application-level development for safety-critical functionalities.

We are offering a salary of$138486.00 - $192900.00/yr.

You may not check every box or your experience may look a little different from what weve 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 builderor all the above No matter what you choose we offer a work life that works for you including:

Immediate medical dental and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care parental leave new parent ramp-up programs subsidized back-up child care 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 Years Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

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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.

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