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Software Release Systems Engineer

Ford Motor Company Dearborn, MI Hybrid senior full-time

Salary

$99,600-$166,600 per year

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Description

As a Software Release Systems Engineer at Ford Motor Company, you will serve as a technical linchpin, driving the end-to-end delivery of robust software releasing solutions across multiple deployment environments.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide technical leadership throughout the Vehicle Software Update delivery cycle, ensuring all milestones are met with high-quality engineering standards
  • Own the system-level design and define the overarching architecture
  • Decompose high-level requirements into logical component responsibilities and define precise integration points between vehicle nodes and cloud components
  • Author, release, and manage detailed technical specifications in JAMA
  • Communicate and explain complex requirements to partners
  • Perform early-stage bring-up and prototype proofs-of-concept (PoCs) to support incremental sprint deliveries and validate design assumptions
  • Sign off on the correctness and completeness of test plans
  • Conduct physical vehicle testing using CAN, Ethernet, and other diagnostic tools
  • Monitor requirement fulfillment and track deviations throughout development
  • Lead issue triaging and provide expert support to downstream teams
  • Analyze complex system failures to identify root causes and define resolution and prevention strategies
  • Facilitate and participate in Technical Design Reviews (TDRs), project meetings, and high-level presentations for business and technical audiences

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Computer, or Systems Engineering or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
  • At least 5 years of experience in system-level design within complex environments
  • At least 2 years of direct experience with software release processes for vehicles (OTA, Service, or Manufacturing) or networked embedded systems
  • At least 2 years of direct experience with developer operations pipelines, software release management processes, and/or embedded software deployment systems

Benefits:

  • 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

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Skills

Nice to have

  • Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering
  • Modern software development practices
  • Coding standards
  • Source control management (Git)
  • Build processes
  • Full-lifecycle testing and operations
  • Automotive communication protocols

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