Job DescriptionIn this position...We are looking for a technical leader to own and drive the end-to-end (E2E) system testing and validation strategy for our next-generation connected vehicle ecosystem. In this role, you will lead a high-performing engineering team responsible for ensuring the seamless integration, reliability, and flawless performance of a highly complex system that connects physical vehicles, cloud-based backend data services, and user-facing mobile applications.
As the owner of E2E system testing, you will bridge the gap between hardware, cloud software, and mobile platforms. You will design the validation blueprints, establish automated testing capabilities, and lead your team to simulate, test, and verify complex user journeys from the vehicle cabin to the cloud, and onto the customer's smartphone.
ResponsibilitiesWhat you'll do...- Define the E2E Validation Strategy: Architect and execute a comprehensive end-to-end system testing strategy that spans the entire connected vehicle ecosystem (Vehicle TCU/Infotainment 12 Cloud Platform 12 Mobile App + Other Devices).
- Cross-Functional Team Collaboration & Alignment: Act as the central integration hub across diverse engineering and validation organizations to ensure seamless end-to-end system readiness:
- In-Vehicle Device Testing Teams: Partner to align hardware-in-the-loop (HIL/SIL) testing, firmware release schedules, and vehicle telemetry validation (CAN/automotive Ethernet) with cloud and mobile environments.
- Mobile Test Teams: Coordinate with native iOS and Android app testing teams to align mobile release trains with E2E system validation cycles, ensuring feature parity and seamless user experiences (e.g., remote commands, vehicle status updates).
- Cloud & Electrification Test Teams: Collaborate with backend verification teams to validate cloud-native APIs, data pipelines, and electrification-specific features (such as EV charging telemetry, battery state-of-charge, and smart charging schedules).
- Test Planning & Case Management: Establish and govern test design standards within TestRail, ensuring comprehensive E2E test coverage, traceability to requirements, and organized execution runs across all collaborating teams.
- Defect Lifecycle & Triage Leadership: Lead complex, cross-domain triaging efforts to isolate and root-cause system failures across wireless networks, APIs, cloud databases, and in-vehicle modules. Own the defect lifecycle in Jira, ensuring clear reproduction steps and routing issues to the correct hardware, mobile, or cloud engineering squads.
- Team Leadership & Mentorship: Build, lead, and mentor a team of system test and validation engineers. Foster a culture of technical excellence, continuous learning, and an automation-first mindset.
- Environment & Mobile Infrastructure Ownership: Oversee the design and maintenance of end-to-end test environments, including simulated vehicle test systems, GCP staging environments, and mobile device testing configurations across native iOS and Android systems.
- Automation & Continuous Integration: Drive the transition from manual validation to robust, automated E2E test suites. Integrate E2E test execution into CI/CD pipelines to enable rapid, confident deployments.
QualificationsYou'll have... - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 7+ years of experience in system-level testing, integration, or product validation.
- 3+ years of experience leading, managing, or mentoring technical engineering teams.
Even better, if you have...- Proven experience collaborating across multi-disciplinary teams (e.g., hardware/embedded systems, cloud platforms, and mobile apps) to validate complex, distributed systems.
- Cloud Infrastructure: Hands-on experience validating cloud-native architectures, specifically within Google Cloud Platform (GCP) (e.g., Pub/Sub, Cloud Run, BigQuery, GKE).
- Mobile Ecosystems: Deep familiarity with the iOS and Android application development and testing systems (including TestFlight, Google Play Console, and Android/iOS developer tools).
- Test & Project Management: Advanced proficiency with Jira for agile workflow management and defect tracking, and TestRail for test case management and execution tracking.
- Protocols & APIs: Strong understanding of end-to-end system architectures, APIs (REST, gRPC, WebSockets), and data transport protocols (MQTT, HTTP).
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 of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
3 Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
3 Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
3 Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
3 Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
3 Tuition assistance
3 Established and active employee resource groups
3 Paid time off for individual and team community service
3 A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day
3 Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
This position is a leadership level 5 and ranges from $167,200-$316,600.
Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.
For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL5
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location will be required to be onsite four or more days per week.
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