Vehicle Systems Development Engineer

We made history and now we work to transform the future for our customers our communities and our families. Youll 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...

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.

The Systems Integration position involves working hands-on with embedded hardware automotive & robotics sensors and industrial networking equipment as well as working with the software interfaces between these components. This is a highly cross-functional role that has responsibilities spanning embedded hardware sensors electronics and software. You will be working with a tight-knit cross-functional team to help drive the development of Ford ADAS & Autonomy Technology. As this role spans a vast range of skills and knowledge we are seeking a highly motivated learning-minded and self-starting individual with the desire to grow their skill set as they work across multiple domains.

The Systems Integration teams responsibilities span multiple platforms that we are working on in both the hardware and software this role you will work with configure troubleshoot and test embedded hardware networking hardware sensors (camera RADAR LiDAR etc.) and power systems. You will also work within Linux Embedded Linux and/or QNX environments to configure devices and profile software performance & resource utilization on embedded compute platforms. You will gain high level familiarity with our entire software stack and use that understanding to help troubleshoot systems generate hardware requirements and develop software to interface between different devices. You will also generate requirements to drive the development of new hardware and help architect complex systems. With work spanning multiple domains you will interface with every functional group and be a key enabler for developing complex and robust ADAS features.

What youll do...

Learn and maintain a high-level understanding of our hardware and software platform(s).

Perform both high- and low-level systems analysis evaluation integration documentation and implementation of very complex applications that require a thorough knowledge of the hardware and software platforms we are working with.

Work with embedded hardware and automotive sensors to perform rapid prototyping breadboarding experimentation testing debugging and validation.

Use and/or develop tools on Linux/Embedded Linux/QNX to profile the performance resource utilization and latency of our software.

Develop hardware and software requirements based on your understanding of physical environmental power and software constraints.

Work with suppliers to develop new and/or custom hardware to meet our requirements.

Work with suppliers to evaluate test and integrate new hardware and sensors. This typically involves gaining an understanding of the suppliers APIs/SDKs and developing software in C/C/Python to interface with the hardware.

Quickly become the local expert on hardware you are working with and document your learnings and processes to share your knowledge with the team.

Present complex technology and procedures to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Youll have...

Bachelors degree in electrical engineering computer engineering or related fields

5 years of hands-on experience in embedded systems robotic systems and/or automotive sensor technologies (camera RADAR LiDAR) including systems integration of complex hardware and software platforms.

Experience working with Linux Embedded Linux QNX or similar UNIX-like OS

Experience writing C C and/or Python code in a production environment

Working knowledge of basic circuitry and experience with electrical tooling (soldering multimeters cable testers power supplies oscilloscopes)

Even better you may have...

Advanced degree in electrical engineering computer engineering or related fields

Exceptional communication skills and the ability to concisely communicate complex ideas.

Proven ability to work effectively across hardware software validation and systems engineering teams.

Experience breadboarding rapid-prototyping and working with electrical components

Experience working with external APIs/SDKs and writing software to interface with them

Working knowledge of software development tools build systems and compilers like Git Jira Docker CMake Bazel and GCC/G

Working knowledge of computer architecture components and local area networking (LAN)

Working knowledge of communication interfaces and protocols including UART SPI I2C RS-232 CAN/CAN-FD automotive Ethernet and SerDes (e.g. FPD-Link GMSL) as well as GPS/GNSS and time synchronization protocols (NTP PTP PPS NMEA).

Strong Linux skills including CLI-only interfacing debugging and root-causing faults via kernel/system logs configuring system services and udev rules and writing bash scripts to automate repeatable processes along with experience across x86 and ARM architectures and working knowledge of computer architecture components and local area networking (LAN).

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 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 Years Day

Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is a salary grade 6-8 and ranges from $85400-$192900.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidates 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: sponsorship is not available for this position.

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