System Software Integration Engineer

At Ford Motor Company, you will play a critical role in ensuring the quality and reliability of automotive systems as a System Software Integration and Validation Engineer. You will design, develop, and execute verification and validation activities to ensure software meets high safety and performance standards.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain complex automotive system level test benches to validate automotive systems with a focus on automation.
• Develop comprehensive verification and validation plans for automotive software systems and features.
• Design and execute test cases and test scripts to verify system functionality, performance, and safety.
• Develop and implement automation scripts and tools to enhance testing efficiency and accuracy.
• Integrate hardware and software components to create reliable and scalable test environments.
• Lead debug of issues encountered, working with cross-functional teams to identify root causes, confirm fixes, and provide guidance on protecting against future regressions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including software developers, controls engineers, and systems engineers to define and implement V&V strategies.
• Continuously improve testing processes and tools to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Prepare and present detailed reports on verification activities and results to stakeholders.
• Review warranty data to identify emerging trends and develop corrective actions.
• Travel up to 20% domestically and internationally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• 6+ years of experience in the automotive or relevant industry.
• Strong understanding of automotive systems, embedded software, and control systems.
• Demonstrated experience with automotive testing instrumentation and tools.
• Proficiency in automotive communication protocols such as CAN, LIN, Ethernet, and FlexRay.
• Working knowledge of IDLs such as DBC, LDF, ARXML, and work with internal IDLs and frameworks.
• Experience with automotive or aerospace HIL test benches, particularly with dSPACE, Vector VT, or similar platforms.
• Experience writing and executing automated and manual tests.
• Deep expertise in EE architecture and integration of complex automotive systems.
• Proven track record of collaborating with large, cross-functional teams.
• Deep understanding of software development lifecycle and automotive testing methodologies.
• Experience in system-level debugging and root-cause analysis.

Benefits

• 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
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments
• 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

Salary

The salary range for this position is $99,600-$166,600 or $115,000-$192,900 depending on the salary grade, which will be determined based on candidate's skills and experience.