Description
We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.
Ford's Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company’s vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You’ll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out.
In this position, you will be a key driver in defining and evolving our Software Quality Operating System (QOS). Your mission is to ensure our software development lifecycle remains robust, compliant, and cutting-edge. You will act as the bridge between corporate quality mandates and engineering execution, overseeing the internal review and alignment of our QOS structure to ensure it meets the rigorous demands of modern automotive software. By blending industry research with hands-on process engineering, you will help us build a industry-leading development environment that prioritizes safety, security, and efficiency.
Responsibilities:
- QOS Governance: Oversee the internal review process and ensure the alignment of the existing Software Quality Operating System (QOS) structure across all software projects.
- Standards Integration: Drive the development and evolution of the QOS to ensure full alignment with ISO 26262 (Functional Safety), Automotive SPICE, and emerging cybersecurity and update regulations (UN R155/R156).
- Compliance & Procedures: Ensure all processes are mapped to and compliant with specific Ford Automotive Procedures, maintaining a seamless link between global corporate requirements and local execution.
- Process Engineering: Lead the continuous improvement of internal development processes, identifying inefficiencies and implementing lean methodologies to streamline the SDLC.
- Industry Research: Conduct ongoing research on industry best practices and emerging trends in software engineering (e.g., AI-driven testing, DevSecOps, Software-Defined Vehicle trends) to keep our processes competitive.
- Gap Analysis: Lead process mapping and formal gap analysis activities to ensure readiness for internal and external audits.
- Quality Metrics: Define and monitor quality gates and KPIs to verify that the software produced adheres to the defined QOS standards.
Qualifications:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
- Process Expertise: 2+ years experience in developing and maintaining software development processes and Quality Operating Systems (QOS).
- Standards Knowledge: 2+ years experience ASPICE process mapping and ISO 26262 gap analysis.
- Procedural Experience: 2+ years experience Ford Automotive Procedures or similar large-scale OEM corporate quality standards.
- Tooling & Methodology: 2+ years experience with process management tool Stages and hands-on experience working in Agile project processes using Jira.
- Leadership: 2+ years experience leading continuous improvement initiatives and manage cross-functional process alignment.
Even better, you may have:
- Software Development Experience: Previous hands-on experience in software coding or architecture, providing a deep understanding of the developer’s workflow and pain points.
- Quality Tools: Experience with code quality metrics, static/dynamic analysis tools, and comprehensive software testing methodologies.
- Audit Experience: Experience participating in or leading formal ASPICE assessments or ISO 26262 functional safety audits.
- Agile Transformation: Experience adapting traditional automotive standards (V-Model) into Agile, Scrum, or Scaled Agile (SAFe) environments.
- Strategic Thinking: The ability to not just follow processes, but to research and propose “next-generation” engineering practices that improve speed-to-market.