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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Ford Racing Vehicle Engineering Lead - Feature & Software Delivery - **Company:** Ford Motor Company - **Location:** Allen Park, MI, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $65,100.0 - $166,200.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Design Studio, Software Prototyping, Software Engineering, Systems Architecture - **Published:** September 22, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/us4e3e2e55d6d983fea524268951bb57df/eaa ## About the Role You'll have... * BS in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent degree. * 1+ year(s) of Vehicle Level Automotive Product Development experience across a range of attributes or feature delivery experience. Even better, you may have... * Ability to work with a cross-functional team in problem solving regarding complex issues, and to lead/facilitate those teams as needed with efficiency while building relationships. * Clear and practical understanding of Performance Vehicle customers, their passion / pain points, and their needs and priorities. * Solid understanding of the primary automotive systems in a vehicle and a wide range of vehicle attributes. * Experience with software development processes, over the air updates and feature delivery. * Proven understanding of customer insight tools and processes. * Ability to work with a cross-functional team in problem solving regarding complex issues, excellent interpersonal skills with an effective teamwork approach. * Outstanding self-motivation and initiative. * Personal affirmation as a "early tech adopter.", Job Category: Research and Advance Engineering Degree Level: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent Job Description: Do you want to drive business strategy and define products for s… ## Description What you'll do... * Lead Vehicle Engineering oversight for module software readiness. * Lead Vehicle Engineering for program "top hat" content, including: * Feature delivery * Ergonomics * Visibility * Accommodations and usage * Delight internal and external Ford customers and teammates by establishing a clear value proposition and serving as a go-to resource to help the team deliver. * Lead management of all program documents and online systems related to features and program top hat delivery. Program Feature Content Leadership * Translate customer insights into program content and a balanced set of vehicle-level requirements that deliver "emotional delights" and "insanely great experiences." * Resolve disconnects with key partners across the analytical design and launch process, including marketing, customer insights, program management, and design & release teams. * Cascade vehicle-level requirements into objective, system-level requirements usable for engineering and validation, ensuring compatibility across attributes and systems. * Interface with key functions including the design studio, energy management, hardware systems, features, and software teams. * Continuously confirm that system-level design tradeoffs and deviations still deliver the intended vehicle-level customer experience and "wow" moments. * Leverage analytical and prototyping tools to validate the vehicle-level experience through three customer experience reviews. * Lead cross-functional technical tradeoff discussions to resolve issues at the customer experience level. * Lead validation of the final vehicle to ensure it delivers the target emotive experiences. * Sustain a validation mindset from initial production through final production, including all updates and variants. Program Delivery * Deliver all program milestones and engineering gateways on time and with quality. * Drive Vehicle Engineering Design Validation Efficiency improvements. ## Related Videos - [What AI Can, Can’t, and Shouldn’t do for Games](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/997-what-ai-can-can-t-and-shouldn-t-do-for-games) - [Innovating Developer Tools with AI: Insights from GitHub Next](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1268-innovating-developer-tools-with-ai-insights-from-github-next) - [The Avengers Initiative (Practical Ethics for Software Engineers)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2070-the-avengers-initiative-practical-ethics-for-software-engineers) - [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) - [Official Opening of WeAreDevelopers World Congress 2026](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100000-official-opening-of-wearedevelopers-world-congress-2026) - [How to achieve web automation with UiPath](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/310-how-to-achieve-web-automation-with-uipath) ## Related Articles - [How software is steering vehicle technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/515-how-software-is-steering-vehicle-technology) - [What is Software Engineering?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/289-what-is-software-engineering) - [Top Characteristics of a Software Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/166-top-characteristics-of-a-software-engineer) - [Software Engineer Career: Things You Should Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/143-software-engineer-career-things-you-should-know) - [Is Software Engineering Hard?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/448-is-software-engineering-hard) - [What Jobs Can You Get with a Software Engineering Degree?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/398-what-jobs-can-you-get-with-a-software-engineering-degree)