Product Development Engineer - IVI Camera Software

Ford's Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company's vision of a fully electric transportation future.

The IVI (In-Vehicle Infotainment) organisation is seeking a Product Development Engineer with deep technical expertise in embedded camera software. In this role, you will design, develop, and deploy mission-critical camera software solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and test robust, high-availability camera software for Ford's In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) systems.
• Implement and optimise software for embedded platforms, ensuring reliability and real-time performance in resource-constrained ECUs.
• Lead the integration of camera systems, including capturing, processing, and streaming video feeds to vehicle displays.
• Collaborate with hardware teams, other software engineering teams, and external partners to define requirements and ensure seamless system integration.
• Debug and troubleshoot complex software issues on target embedded hardware, utilising various debugging tools and techniques.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and drive best practices for software development, code quality, and maintainability.
• Stay current with emerging technologies in camera systems, video processing, and embedded software development.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 3+ years of experience in software development with embedded systems or automotive background.
• 2+ years' experience in C/C++ programming, including modern C++ standards.
• 1+ years' experience in Camera or Video streaming.
• Proven experience with QNX, embedded/automotive Linux or other Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS).
• Working experience with Git/GitHub as a version control system.

Benefits:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidised 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.