# In Vehicle Network Architect

**Company**: Ford Motor Company
**Location**: Allen Park, MI
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $85,400-$192,900
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Automotive
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44294

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## Description

Ford’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is seeking a highly skilled and motivated In-Vehicle Network Foundations Architect.

In this crucial, hands-on role, you will own the definition and release of the core communication building blocks for our in-vehicle network. You will deliver the essential core interfaces, Interface Layouts, network deliverables in standard Industry formats, and Functional ECU communication topologies.

**Responsibilities**

- Create and Implement In-Vehicle Communication Systems, Encompassing Network Architecture, Topology, and Communication Protocols Across All the OSI Layers

- Deliver the fundamental network Foundational libraries (core interfaces, Packing Structures and Functional topology elements) to create a standardized and efficient platform for all future vehicles

- Design, develop, and maintain the automated pipeline for the creation, testing, and release of all network communication artifacts in Industry Standard Formats

- Establish and Conduct validation procedures for Network Architecture Deliverables

- Drive Performance and Optimization by leveraging network analysis expertise to identify and implement optimizations in data packing and communication protocols, enhancing bus performance and efficiency

- Architect and Implement the Network-Specific Cybersecurity and Functional Safety Goals

- Collaborating with Cross-Functional Architectural Teams to Define and Standardize Communication (Ethernet/CAN/LIN) Attributes to the Overall Vehicle Architecture

**Qualifications**

- Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or a combination of education and equivalent experience

- Software Developer first. 2+ years of work experience in software engineering, with a focus on embedded systems

- 2+ years of experience in Ethernet distributed systems (Automotive, Defense, Industry, IoT, IT, etc.)

- 2+ years of experience applying knowledge of network architecture, protocols, and communication standards

- 2+ years of experience in Network Analysis and Simulation tools

**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

## Skills

### Required
- network architecture
- communication protocols
- Ethernet
- Network Analysis
- Simulation tools
- embedded systems
- software engineering

### Nice to have
- Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
- Test-Driven Development (TDD)
- AUTOSAR Classic
- AUTOSAR Adaptive
- Ethernet Time-Sensitive Networks
- IEEE 802.1AE

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