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Ford Motor Company
Allen Park, MI, United States
2 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Experienced
Experience required
2 years minimum
Compensation
$86,600.0 - $130,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Microsoft Windows JIRA Automation of Tests Unit Testing C++ (Programming Language) Code Review Continuous Delivery Continuous Integration Database Queries Linux Web Development
+19 more
Django Web Framework Github Graphical User Interface Testing Groovy Python (Programming Language) Linux Commands Object-Oriented Software Development Software Tools Shell Script SQL Databases Test Management Multithreading Scripting Pytest Information Technology Data Analytics Testrail SDET Jenkins

Job description

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.

The successful candidate will be part of the Test Automation & Tools Development team involved in the delivery of SW solutions that facilitate automated testing of the latest automotive, infotainment and connectivity technologies.

What you’ll do…

  • Develop and maintain software tools and features to assist in automated testing while following standard best practices.
  • Develop and maintain test libraries that interface with vehicle electronic control units (ECUs).
  • Develop and maintain test libraries that interface with test management systems and defect tracking systems.
  • Interface with other development teams and manual test teams to understand testing requirements and implement required test tools and tests scripts.
  • Participate in code review activities to ensure changes follow best practices, identify regressions, and stay up to date on the team’s solutions.
  • Bring forth fresh ideas for innovating existing solutions or creating new solutions to unsolved problems.
  • Contribute to team deliverable through involvement in agile scrum development sprints.

Requirements

Do you have experience in Root cause analysis?, * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

  • 2+ year experience with object-oriented analysis and design, multi-threading, algorithms and data structures.
  • 2+ year experience in Python development (coursework and/or research allowed).
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Analytical with the ability to root-cause problems creatively and effectively.

Even better, you may have…

  • Experience with automated testing environments and frameworks (ie: PyTest, unit testing, Slash).
  • Experience with CI/CD (continuous integration/continuous deployment) systems (ie: Jenkins).
  • Experience with batch and shell scripting (Windows and Linux command line scripting).
  • Experience with Groovy, Java, C++ development.
  • Experience with Test Case management systems (ie: TestRail), defect tracking systems (ie: JIRA), and source code versioning control systems (GitHub).
  • Experience with embedded OS (QNX, Linux).
  • Ability to work in a multi-site team environment where self-driven and self-motivate capabilities are key qualities.
  • Experience with web application development (Django).
  • Experience with automated GUI testing solutions (ie: Squish).
  • Experience with database querying and administration (SQL).

Benefits & conditions

Pulled from the full job description

  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Paid parental leave
  • Prescription drug insurance
  • Parental leave
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Employee discount, 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
  • 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 7 and ranges from $86,600-$130,000.

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.

About the company

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.

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