Description
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.
In this position, we bring engineering ideas to life. Ford’s Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) team creates innovative solutions to make the driving experience safer, easier, and more enjoyable for our customers. The Virtual Verification and Validation team evaluates the functionality and performance of ADAS features like Intelligent Adaptive Cruise Control, Automatic Emergency Braking, Cross Traffic Alert, and Surround View Camera via Hardware in the Loop (HIL) and Vehicle in the Loop (VIL) testing.
Responsibilities
- Work as an individual contributor on an agile test team, developing and proving out test tools, automation, analysis methods, and supporting software testing.
- Develop and integrate software and hardware solutions to improve virtual vehicle test environment for testing of new and existing ADAS features.
- Analyze test bench functionality to correlate to vehicle behavior in real-world scenarios.
- Prove out test tools and test benches by performing automated and manual test execution and results analysis.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with technical specialists, product owners, developers, simulation, HIL test, and vehicle test teams to establish tools and test procedures to reduce dependency on vehicle-level testing.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
- 2+ years of experience in integration and testing of automotive software in a HiL environment.
- Experience with Python for test automation.
- Experience working with embedded software systems, launching and supporting software for hardware products.
Benefits
- 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.