Staff Diagnostics Engineer - Automotive
Staff Diagnostics Engineer - Automotive
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The Staff Diagnostics Engineer role is essential to advancing the development of Manufacturing Diagnostics and Testing Tools for the next generation of Ford this role you will lead the creation of the critical software pipeline that bridges Product Development and Manufacturing ensuring every vehicle is built with the correct software and configuration. Success requires exceptional technical expertise in cloud architecture a passion for high-performance systems and the ability to lead in a fast-paced collaborative environment.
The Digital Manufacturing Systems team is seeking a highly motivated Staff Diagnostics Engineer to play a key role in imagining inventing and implementing the technology that manufactures the next generation of Ford vehicles. Ford is transforming from a hardware-centric automaker to a software-defined cloud-connected mobility company. Your work will directly enable that transformation.
This role is not just about writing code; its about pioneering a green-field platform that will serve as the single source of truth for all vehicle software and configuration. You will be the lead architect for the high-performance system that validates and delivers software to every vehicle we build solving complex data and integration challenges at scale. If you are a visionary leader passionate about building resilient cloud-native systems and want to be a key architect in shaping the future of automotive manufacturing this role offers an extraordinary opportunity to make a lasting impact.
Responsibilities
What youll do
As a Staff Diagnostics Engineer you will serve as the lead architect and technical owner for a new diagnostics and configuration platform. You will be instrumental in shaping the systems that guarantee the integrity of our vehicle software from design to the factory floor.
- Lead the architecture and development of high-throughput cloud-native services that ingest validate and publish hundreds of thousands of software and configuration instructions.
- Design and produce canonical flash packages and ensure their flawless execution in our North American assembly plants.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a dedicated cross-functional squad of 4-6 engineers (software diagnostics DevOps); this role is positioned for future direct-report responsibility as the program scales.
- Champion modern software engineering practices including Clean Architecture Domain-Driven Design (DDD) automated testing and robust CI/CD pipelines.
- Define the long-term strategy for software documentation and configuration management influencing all upcoming vehicle programs.
- Lead technical collaboration with Product Development Manufacturing Engineering Quality and Enterprise IT teams to drive solutions from concept to production.
Qualifications
Youll have
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Software Engineering Electrical Engineering or a related technical field; or equivalent experience and education demonstrating comparable software-architecture expertise.
- 15 years of experience in software development and delivery with a strong emphasis on hands-on project execution and successful software deployment.
- Demonstrated leadership and mentorship capabilities within a technical team environment fostering growth collaboration and high-performing engineering practices.
- A proven track record of successfully architecting designing and delivering highly complex large-scale software systems into production environments.
- Exceptional ability to lead and drive cross-functional engineering initiatives providing strategic technical direction and guidance.
- Excellent communication skills with a record of presenting technical strategies and roadmaps to both technical and business stakeholders.
Software Architecture & Cloud Experience
- Deep expertise in at least one major public cloud platform (GCP or AWS preferred) with the ability to design secure scalable and high-availability services.
- Strong proficiency in an object-oriented language such as Java Python or .NET.
- Proven experience designing and deploying containerized microservices using Docker and Kubernetes.
- Expertise in Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform to automate cloud resource provisioning.
- Experience architecting real-time data processing pipelines using technologies like Kafka and Spark.
- Hands-on experience with both relational databases (e.g. PostgreSQL Cloud SQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g. BigTable DynamoDB Cassandra).
- Strong knowledge of modern software development practices including Test-Driven Development (TDD) and building robust CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins GitHub Actions or GitLab.
Diagnostics & Automotive Experience
- Working knowledge of automotive diagnostic protocols and standards such as UDS (Unified Diagnostic Services) CAN and ISO 14229.
- Experience in the automotive manufacturing or a related industrial sector with an understanding of the challenges in factory-floor environments.
- Familiarity with functional safety standards (e.g. ISO 26262) is a plus.
Leadership & Methodology Experience
- Proven experience leading projects within an Agile (Scrum Kanban) or SAFe framework.
- Demonstrated ability to champion and introduce design principles like Clean Architecture and Domain-Driven Design (DDD) to solve complex business problems.
- Prior experience leading or mentoring mixed on-site and offshore engineering teams is highly desirable.
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.
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Required Experience:
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Employment Type
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