ADAS Virtual Validation Engineer

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

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

Responsibilities

• Research and develop tools to emulate and virtualize automotive Electronic Control Units used for ADAS sensor processing and feature execution.
• Develop and execute virtualization tool validation methodologies leveraging vehicle test data.
• Integrate ADAS software virtualization methods into full vehicle open and closed-loop simulations.
• Assist ADAS software and feature developers design, verify and validate new ADAS features in a virtual setting.
• Support development and execution of software unit verification in MiL/SiL/HiL environments.
• Support software integration testing in SiL and HiL environments.
• Support transition of physical vehicle testing to simulation-based virtual methods.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 6 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or a related occupation.
• 4 years of experience with C++ software development.
• 3 years of experience with ADAS simulation development and execution experience, developing ADAS and Autonomy enablers including camera, radar, ultrasonic and LiDAR sensing, sensor fusion, image processing, artificial intelligence and machine learning, implementing data acquisition of vehicle networks and ECU internal data, integrating SPI, Ethernet (TCP/IP), and CAN communication in a virtual environment.
• 2 years of experience with developing ADAS and Autonomy software, integrating AUTOSAR Classic software components into virtual verification and validation environments.

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.