# Staff Software Developer in Test – System V&V **Company**: Ford Motor Company **Location**: Palo Alto, CA **Work arrangement**: hybrid **Experience**: staff **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: $150,200-$283,500 **Category**: Engineering **Industry**: Automotive **Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44294 **Apply**: https://efds.fa.em5.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/74158?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/job/staff-software-developer-in-test-system-v-and-v-b1e15dd8-f16/ ## Description We are seeking an experienced Software Developer in Test to join the Verification & Validation team, specializing in embedded systems with a focus on vehicle cloud and connectivity applications. As a Software Developer in Test, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining automated tests for our embedded software products. You will also be responsible for defining, decomposing, and realizing feature, function, interface, and testing requirements and associated integration efforts for Ford’s next-generation electronic systems and controls. ## Responsibilities - Own, design, build, and maintain comprehensive automotive system-level test benches including in-house developed Hardware-in-the-loop systems (HILs), ensuring their seamless integration of hardware and software components for reliable and scalable test environments, with a strong emphasis on Python-driven automation. - Develop comprehensive verification and validation plans, test plans, test cases, and test scripts to rigorously validate functional, non-functional, performance, safety, and regression aspects of automotive software systems and components. - Oversee and coordinate the development and validation of Distributed (e.g. Software, Electrical & Mechanical) Features on all UEV programs. - Collaborate extensively with cross-functional teams, including software developers (e.g. BMS, Body Controls, Connectivity, etc), controls engineers, and systems engineers, to: - Interact with systems, hardware and software teams to develop test plans for major vehicle features, collaborating with device owners, program teams, core engineers and functional areas to create balanced solutions to competing requirements. - Execute test cases and test scripts, leveraging advanced Python automation to enhance testing efficiency, accuracy, and repeatability across various testing phases. - Decompose functional and non-functional requirements to comprehensive test scenarios that are actionable against V&V test platforms and test infrastructure. - Create a constant feedback loop between field issues and functional requirements and test cases, ensuring that we are left-shifting testing and defect detection. ## Qualifications - Bachelor's, Master’s, or PhD degree in Electrical/Mechatronics Engineering, Computer Science, or related field. - 7+ years of experience in software testing, preferably with embedded systems in the automotive industry. - Experience in Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) tools such as dSPACE, Vector, NI, ETAS, etc. - Familiar with programming languages such as Python, Rust, or other relevant languages used in embedded software development and verification. - Experience writing automated tests in test frameworks such as Pytest, Slash, Robot Framework, or similar. - Strong understanding of electrical engineering fundamentals and ability to apply them to automotive concepts. - Experience with requirements capture in requirements management software platforms (JAMA, Polarion, DOORs, etc.). - Strong experience debugging embedded systems at a module and/or system level, and the ability to triage nightly regression failures. - Experience with software testing tools, frameworks, and methodologies (e.g., requirements-driven test development, unit testing, integration testing, system testing, automated testing). - Experience designing/integrating/validating embedded software features across one or more of the following domains: network communication, cloud and connectivity, multimedia, infotainment, Android/iOS, and low-voltage power distribution. - A systems approach to design and development, with an eagerness for continuous improvement and collaborative, cross-functional teamwork in a dynamic environment. - Excellent teamwork, problem-solving, communication, and project management skills. ## 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 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. For more fresh new jobs, check out [yubhub.co](https://yubhub.co/). ## Skills ### Required - Python - Rust - dSPACE - Vector - NI - ETAS - Pytest - Slash - Robot Framework - Electrical Engineering - Embedded Systems - Automotive Software Testing ### Nice to have - Electrical Systems Engineering - Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) - Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment (HARA) - Model-based Systems Engineering (MBSE) - Vehicle Launch --- Source: [Apply at efds.fa.em5.oraclecloud.com](https://efds.fa.em5.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/74158?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)