Job description

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 tomorrow’s 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, you’ll work to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We’re seeking forward-thinking, laser-focused professionals with a passion for bringing innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to such advancements as autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more! What you'll 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. You'll have… Master’s 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 $138,486.00 - $192,900.00/yr. 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 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 Year's Day • Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time. For a detailed look at our benefits, click here: fordcareers.co 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. #LI-DNI #DNP

Requirements

Must-haves

You'll have…
We are offering a salary of $138,486.00 - $192,900.00/yr.
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!
Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases
Tuition assistance
Established and active employee resource groups
A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day
For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:
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.

Nice-to-haves

None flagged.

Application prep

Use the role’s language and application details while tailoring your materials.

Platform: eightfold
Effort: medium

Benefits

Benefits detected in the listing.

Dental

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave