Senior Embedded Software Engineer

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future.
We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world - together.
At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves.
Are you ready to change the way the world moves? Ford’s Model E team is charged with delivering the company’s vision of a fully electric transportation future.
Model e is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners.
You’ll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out.
Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams.
Being on the Ford Model E team means building the future as Ford’s center of innovation and growth through electric and connected vehicles and services.
Ford Model E Platform Architecture Engineering is looking for an Embedded Software Engineer to work on any of the following domains: BSP for Automotive Infotainment SoCs, Power Management, Safety Island, Platform Security, Widevine Integration, Platform OTA, Telemetics, Logging, Diagnostics, Multimedia related components like Camera, Audio, Video, Display, Touchscreens for Ford vehicles.
In this role you will be responsible for the development of automotive software solutions and embedded software modules for electric vehicles developed by Ford.
You will be expected to pivot quickly on new ideas.
Failing fast will be normal.
You'll have.
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in Electrical, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, related field or a combination of education and equivalent experience.
• 5+ years working experience in software engineering.
• 3+ years experience in hands-on development and troubleshooting of embedded systems.
• 3 + years programming experience in C or C++ and Python.
Even better, you may have.
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• M.
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in Electrical, Computer Engineering or Computer Science.
• Board bring up experience.
• Programming experience in Rust.
• Experience negotiating with hardware and or software vendors.
• Experience working with any of the following open-source technologies: Yocto, Xen, Automotive Grade Linux, PipeWire, PulseAudio, Wayland, Display Compositors, Android Auto and or Apple CarPlay Integration.
• Strong documentation, writing, and communications skills.
• Must be willing to learn and dive into unknow areas.
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, 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: https://fordcareers.
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#LI-Hybrid What you'll do.
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• Contribute to the successful development of next generation software components for electric vehicles.
• Work with architects, engineers and other technical specialists to design an integrated solution.
• Analyze and enhance efficiency, stability, and scalability of systems.
• Integrate solutions with existing embedded systems components.
• Provide post-production escalation support.
• Participate in software and hardware design reviews.
• Integrate and test new software builds on prototyping vehicle platforms.
• Deliver artifacts to OTA and program teams for incorporation into production releases.
• Develop regression tests and ensure proper code coverage for release software.