Software Validation Engineer

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress.

Join the Ford Product Development team as a Software Validation Engineer. Utilizing Design Thinking & User Experience methods, you’ll work to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers.

Responsibilities:

• Lead Software Validation testing, analysis, and reporting for production and experimental software.
• Develop comprehensive and robust verification methods (DVMs) supporting both software integration testing and requirement validation.
• Implement DVMs in an automated HIL environment using Python-based test scripts.
• Develop automated analysis and reporting methods using Python and MATLAB.
• Maintain feature-specific requirements traceability matrix.
• Maintain test scripts in the version control system.
• Solve embedded system faults, including hardware, software, and test bench related functionality.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• 2 years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation.
• 2 years of experience with each of the following skills:

1. Testing and validating Automotive Embedded controllers against technical specifications and functional requirements.
2. Testing and debugging Automotive Communication systems, including CAN, LIN, and Ethernet, ensuring robust inter-module communication.
3. Validating Battery Management Systems & controls to verify state estimation accuracy and functional safety compliance.
4. Conducting Hardware-In-Loop testing to evaluate Embedded Controls behavior with real-world inputs to simulate test scenarios to ensure full functionality.
5. Utilizing Python and Test Automation tools to automate test case execution and process complex data logs.
6. Analyzing electrical circuits and their operation to troubleshoot hardware-software integration issues.
7. Applying Data Analysis and Software debugging skills to identify root causes of failures and verify defect resolutions.

Benefits:

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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.