Ford Motor Company

Software Product Engineer (SPE) - Digital Cabin Experience

Ford Motor Company • $84K — $162K *
Dearborn, MI 48126In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Strong grasp of Human-Machine Interface (HMI) and product lifecycle in automotive contexts.
  • 5+ years experience in delivering complex vehicle application software, with a track record spanning multiple teams.
  • Proficient in creating high-quality epics and user stories with testable acceptance criteria in an Agile environment.
  • Understanding of end-to-end system behavior across HMI, middleware/services, and vehicle signals.
  • Technical expertise to effectively collaborate with engineering teams and engage in architectural discussions.
  • Experience in leading defect triage and prioritization based on logs and traces.
  • Strong skills in using Jira and Confluence for requirements traceability and dependency management.

Responsibilities

  • Own software delivery for vehicle features in the digital cabin from concept to release.
  • Translate product requirements and design artifacts into actionable user stories in Jira.
  • Lead feasibility assessments and ensure backlog readiness for program increment planning.
  • Drive alignment across Product Management, Engineering, and Design teams on features and priorities.
  • Manage dependencies and blockers across various systems to ensure smooth feature delivery.
  • Validate feature behavior through demos and ensure alignment with user experience intentions.
  • Conduct defect triage and manage communications until resolution.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model allowing flexibility between remote and onsite work.
  • Opportunities for career advancement within a leading automotive company.
  • Access to cutting-edge technology and impactful projects within in-vehicle experiences.
  • Collaboration with diverse and cross-functional teams to influence vehicle integration.
  • Potential for visa sponsorship for qualified international candidates.
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Software Product Engineer (SPE) is the feature delivery lead within the in-vehicle digital experience responsible for translating product and design intent into executable software backlogs in addition to driving SW delivery, middleware/services support, and vehicle integration. This role has broad organizational influence across Product Management, Digital Product Design, engineering scrum teams, and testing to ensure feature readiness, integration quality, and release outcomes. The SPE is accountable for cross-team alignment, dependency and risk management, and integrated validation from concept through launch. This leadership role drives predictable program execution, customer-ready feature quality, and on-time delivery to vehicle platforms.

Responsibilities

  • Own the end-to-end software delivery for a number of vehicle features sets within the digital cabin experience from concept through release sign-off.
  • Translate PRDs, design artifacts, and system requirements into epics and sprint-ready user stories with clear acceptance criteria in Jira.
  • Lead feasibility assessment, scope definition, and backlog readiness for PI planning; manage change/churn while protecting milestones.
  • Drive cross-functional alignment with Product, Digital Product Design, Architecture, Engineering, and Test to ensure shared understanding of intent, priorities, and dependencies.
  • Define and manage feature dependencies and blockers across HMI, services, platform, and validation.
  • Validate end-to-end feature behavior on bench/vehicle through demos and product truth sessions; ensure implementation matches UX intent and functional expectations.
  • Lead defect triage and prioritization for owned features; drive issues to closure through root-cause direction, retest strategy, and stakeholder communication.
  • Maintain clear execution visibility via epic status summaries, risk registers/mitigation plans, and regular stakeholder updates.
  • Ensure test coverage alignment by reviewing/confirming that test cases map to story acceptance criteria and key edge cases.


Qualifications

Basic Requirements
  • Strong understanding of Human-Machine Interface (HMI) principles and product lifecycle management within embedded and automotive environments, including user experience considerations, system constraints, and customer-facing feature delivery.
  • 5+ years (or equivalent) delivering complex, cross functional software features, including embedded in vehicle application software that interfaces with downstream vehicle system layers, across automotive or adjacent domains, with demonstrated ownership spanning multiple teams and product releases.
  • Proven ability to author high quality epics and user stories with clear scope, testable acceptance criteria, and dependency mapping; strong experience driving Agile execution including grooming, PI planning, and sprint delivery.
  • Ability to reason about end to end system behavior across HMI 14 middleware/services 14 vehicle signal access (via API abstraction), and to drive integration, validation, and issue resolution outcomes.
  • Strong technical depth to effectively lead and partner with engineers; comfortable participating in architecture discussions, defining interface contracts, and applying failure mode and risk based thinking.
  • Experience leading defect triage using logs and traces (e.g., ADB or developer logs; familiarity with CAN traces) and driving disciplined prioritization through resolution and closure.
  • Proficiency with Jira and Confluence, including creating traceability to requirements and design artifacts and managing cross team dependencies.
  • Strong cross functional leadership skills with the ability to drive decisions, align diverse stakeholders, and communicate risks and status clearly to both technical and non technical audiences.
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).
    Preferred Qualifications
  • Direct experience with digital cabin experiences, infotainment HMIs & applications, Android Automotive & QNX frameworks, and automotive middleware/service architectures.
  • Familiarity with CAN-based feature behaviors and vehicle state modeling; exposure to tools such as CANalyzer/Wireshark (or similar).
  • Background in driver-focused feature areas.
  • Experience with test management tools and reviewing test coverage against acceptance criteria.
  • Knowledge of automotive program cadence and release gating (launch milestones, OTA readiness, in-field defect handling).


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!

This position is a salary grade 7 to 8 and ranges from $84,480-162,120.

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/GSR

Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week.

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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
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