Staff Software Engineer

The Digital Manufacturing Systems (DMS) team at Ford is building the digital factory of the futurea software-defined manufacturing ecosystem that integrates process product and production to empower operators and engineers like never before.

We operate at the intersection of advanced software embedded systems connected hardware and real-time insights to enable Fords transformation into a Virtual First Connected Factory that closes feedback loops in real time. Our goal is simple: make the operators life better while building safer smarter and more efficient plants worldwide.

As a part of this team you will be involved in:

• Building next-generation manufacturing platforms that reduce defects boost throughput and enhance safety across Fords global factories.
• Design and develop high-performance applications and services for real-time factory orchestration and diagnostics.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teamsembedded systems hardware engineers and data scientiststo bring the digital twin of Fords factory to life.
• Contribute to real-time insight generation that allows operators and machines to make proactive decisions.
• Participate in developing Fords first in-house diagnostics platform for real-time assembly insights.

What youll do

• Design implement and maintain scalable web applications and backend services for the factory
• Contribute to the full software development lifecycle: ideation design coding testing deployment and support
• Own significant parts of the tech stack and lead the implementation of key features
• Troubleshoot production issues and proactively improve system robustness
• Mentor entry-level engineers and provide technical feedback through code reviews
• Help define technical direction and evaluate new technologies or patterns
• Write clean testable and maintainable code in line with industry best practices

Youll have...

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science & Engineering or similar
• 58 years of experience building full-stack applications in production environments with proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript React and backend frameworks including Python or Go
• 2 years experience with database systems (SQL NoSQL) and API design (REST/GraphQL)
• 2 years experience deploying and maintaining applications in cloud-native environments (e.g. AWS Azure GCP)
• 1 year experience working with DevOps tools (Docker Kubernetes Terraform etc.)

Even better you may have...

• Exposure to real-time systems or manufacturing data workflows a big plus
• Ability to collaborate effectively with product design hardware and project engineering teams

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 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 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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