Ford Motor Company

In-Vehicle Network Systems Engineer

Ford Motor Company$99K — $156K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) or equivalent experience.
  • 2+ years of professional electrical experience.
  • Functional knowledge of automotive electrical systems and architectures.
  • Familiarity with in-vehicle network protocols, particularly CAN, LIN, and Ethernet.
  • Experience with Python programming for scripting or automation.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain the Program CAN Message List for accurate network definitions.
  • Ensure comprehensive MUX design verification testing at ECU and vehicle levels.
  • Provide hands-on support during vehicle launches for MUX-related issues.
  • Perform advanced network-level triage and root cause analysis.
  • Develop and manage the artifact build and release pipeline.

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage.
  • Flexible family care days and paid parental leave.
  • Family building benefits including adoption and fertility treatments.
  • Employee vehicle discount programs and management leases.
  • Tuition assistance, paid time off for community service, and a generous holiday schedule.
Full Job Description
Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Network Communication (Multiplex) Application Engineer to support our forward model vehicle program teams. In this critical role, you will be at the forefront of vehicle network development, ensuring robust and seamless communication across automotive electrical systems. You will take ownership of the Program CAN Message List, drive MUX design verification (DV) testing at both the ECU and vehicle levels, and provide essential launch support.

By performing rigorous network-level triage, root cause analysis, and testing, you will help deliver flawless vehicle launches and shape the evolution of our next-generation vehicle architectures. Additionally, you will play a key role in developing and maintaining the artifact build and release pipeline, utilizing your programming skills to streamline network configurations and drive our platforms forward.

Responsibilities

What you'll do...
  • Message List Management: Develop and maintain the Program CAN Message List to ensure accurate and up-to-date network communication definitions for forward model vehicle programs.
  • Design Verification (DV) Testing: Ensure comprehensive MUX DV testing is successfully completed at both the Electronic Control Unit (ECU) and full Vehicle levels.
  • Launch Support: Provide dedicated, hands-on launch support for MUX-related issues, ensuring seamless integration and operation during critical vehicle program rollouts.
  • Triage & Troubleshooting: Perform advanced network-level triage, root cause analysis, and testing to diagnose and resolve complex communication anomalies.
  • Pipeline Development: Develop, manage, and maintain the artifact build and release pipeline to streamline the delivery of network configurations and software.


Qualifications

You'll have:
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • 2+ years of professional electrical experience.
  • Functional knowledge of automotive electrical systems and architectures.
  • Familiarity with in-vehicle network protocols, specifically CAN, LIN, and Ethernet.
  • Experience with Python programming for scripting, tool creation, or automation.

Even better, you may have:
  • A strong execution mindset with a proven track record of driving complex tasks to completion.
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional program teams.
  • Hands-on experience in test case creation and execution for automotive networks.
  • Practical experience with Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and artifact management.


ou 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 of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
• 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.

This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $99,600-$156,600.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

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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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