Ford Motor Company

Embedded ADAS Software Engineer

Ford Motor Company • $102K — $188K *
Dearborn, MI 48126In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
5 days ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field with 3 years experience in software roles.
  • Proficient in C++ with knowledge of polymorphism and object-oriented design.
  • Experience developing software for real-time embedded systems (3 years).
  • Skilled in concurrent or multi-threaded software development (2 years).
  • Experience profiling, troubleshooting, and debugging embedded software (2 years).
  • Ability to design optimized code for resource-constrained environments (2 years).

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop embedded C++ software for advanced ADAS systems.
  • Collaborate with internal research teams to transition concepts to production.
  • Optimize C++ code to minimize system resource use.
  • Leverage object-oriented design and STL to create reliable embedded software.
  • Support testing of ADAS features by flashing and debugging vehicle code.
  • Manage data movement across various systems including processors and ECUs.
  • Apply communication protocols like TCP/IP and SPI for robust system communication.

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage.
  • Flexible family care and parental leave options.
  • Employee vehicle discount program.
  • Tuition assistance for further education.
  • Active employee resource groups for community support.
  • Paid time off for community service initiatives.
  • Generous holiday schedule including the week between Christmas and New Year's.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Responsibilities

What you'll be able to do:

Embedded ADAS Software Engineer - positions offered by Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, Michigan). Note, this is a hybrid position whereby the employee will work both from home and from the aforementioned worksite. Hence, the employee must live within a reasonable commuting distance from the aforementioned worksite. Design and develop embedded C++ software for Ford's next-generation ADAS systems, including software which supports automated parking, hands-free driving, trailering features and other autonomy level 1-3 technology. Collaborate with Ford's internal research teams to bring ideas from proof-of-concept into production. Apply sophisticated software engineering techniques to optimize C++ code to minimize use of system resources. Leverage object-oriented design techniques, the C++ Standard Template Library, design patterns, and other higher-level features of C++ to create robust and reliable embedded software. Support real-world testing of cutting-edge ADAS features by flashing and debugging code in preproduction and prototype vehicles. Create software where the movement of data underlies everything: between threads, between processes, between processors, between ECUs, and even between the vehicle and the cloud. Apply knowledge of communication techniques and protocols, including TCP/IP, UDP, SPI, and SOA to ensure robust and reliable communications.

Qualifications

You'll have...

Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical & Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Electronic Engineering or related field and 3 years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. 3 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. C++, including polymorphism, inheritance, and object-oriented design. 2. Developing software for real-time embedded systems. 2 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Concurrent or multi-threaded software development. 2. Leveraging embedded systems to profile, troubleshoot and debug software. 3. Designing and developing optimized code for resource-constrained environments.

We are offering a salary of $102,190.00 - $188,557.56/yr.

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder...or all the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
• 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.

For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:

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Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

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Ford Motor Company manufactures or distributes automobiles in addition to offering financial services. The company sells to dealerships for retail sales, and for sale to fleet customers, including commercial fleet customers, daily rental car companies, and governments. Ford’s vehicle portfolio includes automobiles, buses, tractors, and trucks. Retail financing includes retail installment sale contracts for new and used vehicles, and direct financing leases for new vehicles to retail customers, government entities, daily rental car companies, and fleet customers. Finance receivables in the non-consumer portfolio include products offered to automotive dealers. Ford’s environmental initiatives include compressed natural gas, flexible fuel vehicles, electric drive vehicles, Hydrogen, PC power management, and so on. Ford Motor Company was founded by Henry Ford in 1903 and is headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan.

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Learn more about Ford Motor Company
Size
183,000 employees
Market Cap
$44.8 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
-$1.2 billion
Founded
1903
5 Year Trend
-2.1%
Revenue
$127.1 billion
NASDAQ
F
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