Ford Motor Company

Feature Systems Engineer

Ford Motor Company$93K — $210K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Computer, Aerospace, Automotive Engineering or related field with 3 years of relevant experience.
  • Proficient in authoring comprehensive system requirements using Gherkin syntax for clear communication in BDD contexts.
  • Experience with cloud-based system architectures, demonstrating ability to develop scalable and resilient systems for complex applications.
  • Skilled in developing high-performance software using Python or C++ across diverse projects.
  • Experienced in vehicle diagnostics and troubleshooting using CAN tools for complex automotive systems.
  • Ability to design and integrate Network and Mobile Application APIs for seamless data exchange.
  • Familiarity with designing user-centered interfaces (CXI) focused on usability.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, validate, and release automotive systems for Electric Vehicle features.
  • Collaborate with electrical module engineers and software teams to define system interfaces.
  • Develop validation methods to ensure Electric Vehicle feature-level performance.
  • Create system requirements and specifications for Electric Vehicle functions.
  • Plan and execute design verification to confirm feature-level performance.
  • Conduct real-world evaluations to identify and address system performance issues.
  • Coordinate root-cause analysis with suppliers and integrate Electric Vehicle models for verification.

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage.
  • Flexible family care options including parental leave and subsidized child care.
  • Vehicle discount program for employees and their families.
  • Tuition assistance for continued education.
  • Active employee resource groups for networking and support.
  • Paid time off for community service activities.
  • A generous paid holiday schedule including time off between Christmas and New Year's.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Responsibilities

What you'll be able to do:

Feature Systems 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 worksite. Design, develop, validate, and release automotive systems, subsystems, and components for Electric Vehicle features. Interact with electrical module engineers and software development teams to scope and define Electric Vehicle system interfaces. Develop and refine design validation methods for ensuring proper Electric Vehicle feature-level performance. Create system requirements and feature specifications for Electric Vehicle functions. Plan and execute design verification plans to ensure proper feature-level performance. Sign-off on feature-level performance and execute real-world evaluations to identify system problems and issues. Support and coordinate root-cause analysis with internal and external suppliers. Integrate and configure Electric Vehicle models and other software packages to enable pre- production feature-level verification. Ensure Electric Vehicle system designs, functional safety, cybersecurity, and other deliverables.

Qualifications

You'll have:

Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Automotive Engineering or a related field and 3 years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. 3 years of experience with the following skill is required: 1. Authoring and documenting comprehensive system requirements using Gherkin syntax to facilitate behavior-driven development (BDD) and ensure clear communication across technical and non-technical teams. 2 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Architecting, implementing, and integrating robust cloud-based system architectures, services, and software solutions for complex applications, demonstrating developing scalable and resilient systems. 2. Developing and implementing high-performance software solutions using Python or C++ within diverse project contexts. 3. Performing comprehensive vehicle diagnostics and troubleshooting, utilizing CAN tools to analyze and resolve complex issues within automotive systems. 4. Designing, developing, and integrating robust Network and Mobile Application APIs to enable seamless data exchange and enhanced functionality across various platforms. 1 year of experience with the following skill is required: 1. Designing and optimizing intuitive customer experience interfaces (CXI) with a focus on user-centered design principles and usability, enhancing user interaction.

We are offering a salary of $93,642.00 - $210,105.36/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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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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1903
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