# Software Product Engineer

**Company**: Ford Motor Company
**Location**: Allen Park, MI
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $86,600-$144,900
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Automotive
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44294

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## Description

Join the Product Development team and be a driving force behind the delivery of Ford's latest automotive infotainment and active safety technologies. As a Software Product Engineer, you will focus on defining and building the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) software systems and Human-Machine Interface (HMI) for advanced camera and ADAS features. You will own the end-to-end engineering lifecycle of how these complex, safety-critical features are visualized and interacted with by the driver.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Technical Ownership & Execution: Own the end-to-end technical execution of the IVI Camera and ADAS HMI software from early design through production release.

- Architecture & Design: Own and lead architecture and design for camera, parking and trailering HMI features, define interfaces and confirm specification completeness before software implementation begins.

- Cross-Functional Leadership: Partner closely with Product, Design, UX/UI, and core ADAS engineering teams to shape feature direction.

- Agile & Technical Planning: Translate product intent and UI/UX flows into engineering-ready technical stories for IVI SW stack.

- Validation & Root Cause Triage: Lead defect triage with a focus on technical root cause isolation using vehicle logs and debug traces.

You will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of exciting projects, from developing new features to improving existing ones. You will be part of a collaborative and dynamic team that values innovation, creativity, and open communication.

Ford Motor Company offers a comprehensive benefits package, including immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage, flexible family care days, paid parental leave, and tuition assistance. Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

## Skills

### Required
- Embedded software development
- Systems engineering
- In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI)
- Human-Machine Interface (HMI)
- Camera and ADAS features
- Vehicle architecture
- Automotive communication protocols (CAN, Automotive Ethernet, SOME/IP)
- UI/UX designs
- Agile project management
- Modern work management tools (JIRA, Confluence)

### Nice to have
- Master's degree in a related technical field
- Deep understanding of camera processing pipelines
- OS & Middleware Expertise (QNX, Android Automotive)
- Experience triaging issues using log analysis and diagnostic tools
- Familiarity with automotive functional safety standards (ISO 26262 / ASIL)
- Camera regulations (FMVSS 111)
- ASPICE compliance
- DFMEAs
- Embedded build systems (Buildroot, QNX system builder)
- Revision control (Git/GitHub)