Staff Embedded Software Engineer Gateway

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day roll up our sleeves and build a better world together. At Ford were all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves

Fords Electric Vehicles Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the companys vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customerobsessed entrepreneurial and datadriven and is dedicated to delivering industryleading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. Youll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively staying focused on only what matters and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams.

What youll do

• Develop and improve of the existing Ethernet network stack for automotive gateway applications.
• Bring up and configure new Ethernet drivers for various hardware platforms.
• Optimize existing communication paths to improve network performance and reduce latency.
• Work with hardware and debuggers at a bench and HIL level to verify software operation and troubleshoot issues.
• Design and implement securitycritical authentication schemes for verifying OEM hardware and ensuring system integrity.
• Program and optimize stateoftheart 10BaseT1S switches for automotive network applications.
• Design and implement interfaces with 10BaseT1S networks using a variety of protocols and PHYs.
• Create comprehensive technical documentation for software designs implementations and test results.
• Develop and execute unit tests to ensure software quality and reliability.
• Collaborate with the validation team to define test strategies and ensure comprehensive test coverage.
• Handson experience with Ethernet network stack development and optimization.
• Ability to collaborate and communicate complex technical concepts effectively.
• Ability to deliver highquality welldocumented code in a realtime embedded environment.
• Understanding of modern automotive network architectures and communication protocols.
• Familiarity with continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and software build infrastructure.
• Strong debugging and problemsolving skills.

Youll have

• Bachelors degree in Software Engineering Computer Science or a related field or a combination of education and equivalent experience.
• Automotive RTOS experience
• 5 years of relevant experience in automotive networking or embedded systems development.
• Strong familiarity with Ethernet networks especially 100BaseT and 10BaseT1S.
• Solid understanding of the TCP/IP stack and lightweight IP (LWIP) implementations.
• Familiarity with continuous development and software development processes including Agile methodologies.
• Strong documentation writing and communication skills.
  Even better you may have...
  Experience with network security protocols and technologies.
• Experience with automotive diagnostic protocols (e.g. UDS).
• Experience with software build tools like CMake Bazel
• Experience with scripting languages (e.g. Python) for test automation.
• Background in network and/or hardware security
• Knowledge of automotive functional safety standards (e.g. ISO 26262
• You may not check every box or your experience may look a little different from what weve 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 builderor 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 rampup programs subsidized backup 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 Years Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is a leadership level 6.
For more information on salary and benefits click here: sponsorship is available for this position.
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Onsite work of up to three days per week may be required for candidates within commuting distance of a Ford hub location. #LIHybrid #LIMZ1