OTA TTM Engineer

Ford's Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is leading the company's vision of a fully electric transportation future. The Over-the-Air Technical Test Management (OTA TTM) Engineer is responsible for the operational coordination, tracking, and enablement of OTA V&V test program activities.

Responsibilities

The OTA TTM Engineer ensures Operational Support Readiness for different testing teams, acting as a central point of contact to remove technical blockers and ensure that Delivery, Content, and Conformance testing are aligned with the software release cadence.

Key responsibilities include:

• Test Planning & Deliverable Tracking: Support the development and management of a consolidated plan for OTA testing. Monitor and track the execution of deliverables to ensure they meet the specific requirements of each software release cycle.
• Operational Support Readiness: Provide End-to-End (E2E) support to V&V Test Execution teams, Electronic Control Unit (ECU) Owners, and Developers. Ensure all necessary environments and technical prerequisites are ready for testing.
• Roadblock Resolution & Escalation: Identify, document, and proactively resolve operational issues that impact testing progress. Escalate critical blockers to the OTA TTM Lead to ensure timely resolution and minimize impact on the release schedule.
• Reporting & Dashboard Management: Maintain accurate and up-to-date data within the Application Lifecycle Management toolchain (Jira/Confluence). Assist in creating aggregated status reports and visual dashboards to provide visibility on test progress to the TTM Lead and higher management.
• Cross-functional Coordination: Facilitate and participate in technical forums to align OTA test strategies with Feature Owners, Vehicle Program teams, SW Developers, Design & Release Engineers (D&Rs). Ensure that all stakeholders are informed of testing needs and timelines.
• Process Execution & Improvement: Execute standardized TTM processes for monitoring and reporting. Contribute to the creation of standard templates and documentation to optimize deliverable tracking and operational efficiency.

Qualifications

Requirements include:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related technical field.
• 2 - 3 years of experience in software testing, Quality Assurance (QA).
• Basic knowledge and hands-on experience in OTA Testing.
• Proficiency in Jira and Confluence (Atlassian toolchain) for project management.
• Experience creating and maintaining data visualizations and dashboards in Power BI.
• Understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Familiarity with vehicle network architectures (CAN, Ethernet) and communication protocols.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret test results and logs.
• Professional English/Spanish proficiency (written and verbal) for collaboration with global teams.

Preferred qualifications include:

• Experience with Ford OTA workflows (6 Eyes, New Model Launch, Final Sign Off, others).
• Experience in a software release management environment.
• Knowledge of automation tools or basic scripting (Python/SQL) for data collection.

Benefits

Ford offers a range of benefits, 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.

The salary range for this position is $74,300 - $135,000.