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Ford Motor Company

Vehicle Controls Platform Architect

Ford Motor Company
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hybrid senior full-time $147,077.00 - $192,900.00/yr Dearborn, MI

First indexed 21 Oct 2026

Description

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress.

Join the Ford Product Development team as a Vehicle Controls Platform Architect. You'll work on architecting and configuring the bedrock of our vehicle control systems, focusing on critical areas like diagnostics, watchdog, and non-volatile memory (NVM).

Responsibilities

  • Architect and configure the vehicle control systems
  • Ensure the stability, reliability, and performance of our software platform
  • Debug and troubleshoot low-level processor resets and software issues
  • Optimize performance through intelligent platform design
  • Integrate diverse software components
  • Analyze and troubleshoot vehicle/powertrain functional issues

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Electronic Engineering, Electronic and Communications Engineering, Computer Science or a related field
  • 7 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or a related occupation
  • Experience with embedded software platforms and low-level device programming within the automotive domain
  • Experience with integrating BSW, SIP, and LLDs from suppliers into Powertrain modules
  • Experience with designing and architecting the low-level platform stack for powertrain modules

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
  • Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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
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