Student Worker Program, Embedded Application Developer

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• A demonstrated, unstoppable curiosity and the ability to learn new technologies, programming languages, and complex systems quickly.
• Solid foundation in programming fundamentals, data structures, and algorithms.
• Familiarity with at least one of the following areas:
• Embedded programming in C or C+.
• Mobile app development (Android/Java/Kotlin is a plus).
• Backend or cloud development (eg, Python, Node.js, Go) and familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative, team-oriented mindset.

Even better, you may have

• Personal projects you can show us (your GitHub profile is a plus!).
• Experience with version control systems, especially Git.
• Familiarity with networking protocols (eg, TCP/IP, UDP, MQTT, Bluetooth).

• 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.

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 Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company's vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD 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. What you'll do * Dive into our codebase and contribute directly to features and improvements for our core products. Your work will ship! * Gain invaluable experience across our entire technology ecosystem: * Develop and debug firmware in C/C+ on Real Time operating systems (RTOS). * Work on our Android application (Java/Kotlin) that controls and interacts with our hardware. * Help build and maintain the Back End APIs, databases, and infrastructure that connect everything together (eg, AWS/GCP/Azure). * Work alongside experienced engineers in a dynamic environment to design, implement, and test new features. * Quickly get up to speed with new programming languages, tools, and environments as you move between different parts of the stack.