Embedded Software Design Review Engineer

Ford Product Development seeks experienced software engineers to strengthen vehicle-embedded software quality through rigorous design and code reviews. The Embedded Software Technical Design Review Engineer collaborates across engineering teams to define and improve global software processes for ADAS programs and leads or contributes to independent assessments of software work products at critical quality gates.

What you’ll do…

Lead software technical design reviews and guide the implementation of functional and non-functional software requirements in collaboration with suppliers, embedded software engineers, and ADAS product engineering teams.

Lead in-depth embedded software technical reviews covering SoC and MCU firmware, Base Software, and Application Software.

Strengthen supplier capabilities to consistently deliver embedded software that meets defined quality standards and expectations.

Plan, schedule, conduct, document, and follow up on embedded software technical design reviews in accordance with the Product Development process.

Vet software issues prior to solution development, ensuring appropriate risk prioritization, clear issue descriptions, and completion of required quality checks.

Lead issue review and triage activities for complex software concerns and field issues.

Rapidly triage on-board and off-board vehicle software issues to enable timely identification and resolution.

Drive cross-functional issue resolution, ensuring software quality and performance objectives are achieved while meeting issue-throughput targets.

Develop, implement, and monitor software quality metrics to evaluate product and process effectiveness.

Continuously improve Software Quality Assurance processes by strengthening requirements, review practices, and process metrics based on lessons learned.

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.

5+ years of experience in embedded software development.

5+ years of experience programming in C and C++.

3+ years of experience with software testing methods and practices.

5+ years of experience performing C/C++ code reviews.

3+ years of experience with software development standards and assessment models, such as Automotive SPICE (ASPICE) and/or CMMI.

1+ years of experience in project management or technical project coordination.

Experience with automotive functional safety and software development standards, including ISO 26262 and MISRA C/C++.

Experience with AUTOSAR Classic Platform and/or AUTOSAR Adaptive Platform.

Even better, you may have…

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.

Experience mentoring and providing technical guidance to embedded software development engineers.

Strong knowledge and practical experience with ISO 26262 and MISRA C/C++.

Experience with Model-Based Design (MBD), model-based software development, and automatic code generation.

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, vision, and prescription drug coverage

• 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

• Generous vacation time, sick/personal time, and paid holidays, including between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day

This position is a salary grade 7 -8 and ranges from $99,600-$192,900.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate’s skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

At Ford, you’ll work on ideas that matter, alongside passionate people who want to make a global impact. Together, we’re shaping the next era of transportation-grounded in purpose, driven by progress. Make your move., We made history and now we work to transform the future - for our customers, our communities and our families. You’ll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.