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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Staff Systems Integration Engineer - IVI Software - **Company:** Ford Motor Company - **Location:** Palo Alto, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Automation of Tests, Code Coverage, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, Middleware, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Strategies of Testing, Data Logging, Git, Gitlab-ci, Information Technology, Software Version Control, Jenkins - **Published:** August 8, 2026 - **Apply:** https://us.experteer.com/career/view-jobs/staff-systems-integration-engineer-ivi-software-palo-alto-ca-usa-58848277 ## About the Role drive recovery scenarios, and other system-level functionality * Develop and maintain automated test coverage for owned features, enabling repeatable validation across bench and vehicle environments * Design, build, and maintain test benches, vehicle instrumentation, diagnostics, logging tools, and supporting test infrastructure * Diagnose complex issues across software, hardware, ECUs, vehicle networks, and power states; perform root-cause analysis and work cross-functionally to drive resolution Tasks * 5+ years of experience integrating and testing complex software systems * Bachelor's degree in software engineering or computer science or equivalent combination of education and experience * Strong grasp of software testing methodologies, different types of testing, and QA processes * Experience with version control systems, like Git * Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and GitLab CI * Track record of debugging complex software and system problems * Excellent problem-solving aaa skills and attention to detail * Strong communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills Key requirements * Medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage * Flexible family care days and paid parental leave * Tuition assistance * Vehicle discount program for employees and family * Paid time off and holidays * Paid time off for community service ## Description Experteer Overview Join Ford's EVDD team to advance the electric vehicle software stack and user experience. You will lead end-to-end IVI integration, validation, and release readiness across embedded platforms, collaborating with system engineers and vehicle programs. Your work enables reliable, high-quality infotainment and vehicle software in a scalable, cross-functional environment. This role offers impact across vehicles and tests your ability to shape test strategy in a leading automotive tech group. Compensation / Benefits * Drive end-to-end integration, validation, and release readiness for IVI software across embedded platforms, middleware, multimedia, connectivity, and customer-facing applications * Support vehicle integration and powermoding efforts by increasing test coverage and integration support across vehicle programs * Partner with system engineers and development teams to integrate and validate assigned IVI features, including power-state transitions, sleep-wake behavior, recovery scenarios, and other system-level functionality * Develop and maintain automated test coverage for owned features, enabling repeatable validation across bench and vehicle environments * Design, build, and maintain test benches, vehicle instrumentation, diagnostics, logging tools, and supporting test infrastructure * Diagnose complex issues across software, hardware, ECUs, vehicle networks, and power states; perform root-cause analysis and work cross-functionally to drive resolution Tasks * 5+ years of experience integrating and testing complex software systems * Bachelor's degree in software engineering or computer science or equivalent combination of education and experience * Strong grasp of software testing methodologies, different types of testing, and QA processes * Experience with version control systems, like Git * Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and GitLab CI * Track record of debugging complex software and system problems * Excellent problem-solving abilities and attention to detail * Strong communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills Key requirements * Medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage * Flexible family care days and paid parental leave * Tuition assistance * Vehicle discount program for employees and family * Paid time off and holidays * Paid time off for community service ## Related Videos - [Agile work at CARIAD – Creating a customer web application for controlling the vehicle ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/200-agile-work-at-cariad-creating-a-customer-web-application-for-controlling-the-vehicle) - [The Road to MLOps: How Verivox Transitioned to AWS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1050-the-road-to-mlops-how-verivox-transitioned-to-aws) - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [Car's are Technology on Wheels - Impact of Software and IT Competence in Automotive](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/780-car-s-are-technology-on-wheels-impact-of-software-and-it-competence-in-automotive) - [Our GitOps approach for deploying an Identity Provider and an API Gateway in a SaaS company](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/776-our-gitops-approach-for-deploying-an-identity-provider-and-an-api-gateway-in-a-saas-company) - [Git for Code Reviews](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/429-git-for-code-reviews) ## Related Articles - [How software is steering vehicle technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/515-how-software-is-steering-vehicle-technology) - [The 8 Best Code Testing Tools](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/402-the-8-best-code-testing-tools) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Now is the time for industrialized software development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/601-now-is-the-time-for-industrialized-software-development) - [What is Software Engineering?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/289-what-is-software-engineering) - [13 AI Tools for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/302-13-ai-tools-for-developers)