Student Worker Program, Software Engineer

Ford Motor Company
hybrid entry full-time This position is a salary grade 5. Palo Alto, CA
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First indexed 9 Mar 2026

Description

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. At Ford, we're all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?

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.

Responsibilities

You will learn how to create code and manage data that will directly impact the environment by improving electric vehicle energy efficiency. You'll grow your expertise and analytical skills through collaboration with a global, cross-functional team, ownership of a well-defined project, and exposure to new technology and tools used to improve vehicles and customer experience.

You will have hands-on experience developing and deploying data-driven processes and toolsets to provide insights and guide engineering decisions. You will also have multi-faceted first-hand experience working on next generation electric vehicle, from concept development, prototyping, to vehicle testing and calibration, encompassing both physical and virtual analysis and testing.

Qualifications

You'll have a pursuit of a relevant Bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in computer science, Automotive / Mechanical Engineering or a related field. You'll also have a GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent). You'll be an analytical and creative problem-solving skills, a team player who can work in fast-paced, and multi-disciplinary environment.

Benefits

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 5.

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