ADAS Feature and Software Engineer

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Use your technical expertise to make driving safer easier and better for our customers. The Advance Driver Assistance Technology (ADAS) team develops state-of-the-art software and algorithms to deliver best-in-class features like adaptive cruise control automatic emergency braking blind spot monitoring and 360 camera systems. ADAS also developed Fords industry-first Pro Trailer Hitch Assist securing over 60 patents in the process. The team is responsible for the full end-to-end delivery of these features into production on all Ford vehicle lines.

What youll do...

• Support development and refinement of use cases and functional level requirements & targets for Adaptive Cruise Control.
• Lead and support upgrades and enhancements to Adaptive Cruise Control by working closely with team members on modeling changes regression testing test vector development and support data review issue identification and supplier interaction.
• Lead and support validation and verification of upgrades and enhancements to Adaptive Cruise Control including in-vehicle validation.
• Support replay and bench testing of algorithms to assess & improve performance of Adaptive Cruise Control.
• Support feature model delivery to meet software delivery & program timing.
• Ensure system design functional safety and other deliverables allow for seamless integration with existing features and provide a thrilling user experience.
• Lead and support the development and refinement of design validation methods for ensuring proper feature-level performance across a variety of environmental and cross-carline noise factors.
• Support sign off of feature level performance particularly first vehicle line application.
• Support the development of data analysis techniques and methods from data generated by both track and real-world validation methods to ensure feature achieves the desired specifications.
• Closely coordinate with feature development engineers to support execution of design verification plans to ensure proper feature-level performance.
• Support the planning and execution of real-world evaluations to identify system problems and issues.
• Support and coordinate root-cause analysis with internal and external suppliers to ensure delivered system thrills our customers with the user experience.
• Support Integration and model configuration and other software packages with a variety of production and other in situ hardware to enable pre-production feature-level verification.

Youll have...

• Bachelors Degree in Electrical Computer or Software Engineering or related field
• 1 year MATLAB/Simulink modeling experience in a professional or educational setting in any combination.

Even better you may have...

• Masters degree in Electrical Mechanical Aerospace Controls Computer or Software Engineering.
• Experience with ANY of the following areas: Adaptive Cruise Control Blind Spot Systems Lane Keeping or Lane Centering Systems.
• Experience with computer vision & RADAR tracking of humans vehicles static roadway obstacles or other typical road objects.
• Experience with computer vision detection & tracking of signs lights lanes and other key artifacts.
• Understanding of embedded hardware and software design.
• Experience reviewing categorizing and analyzing field data to determine error states / failure modes.
• Experience developing conducting observing and reporting on statistically relevant experimentation / verification methods across the global population.
• Experience with MobilEye EyeQ technology
• Experience with model-based design methods in Simulink for creation/development and enhancement of current / new features.
• Understanding of Kalman filtering vehicle dynamics linear & nonlinear control methods.
• Software engineering & algorithm development experience. Any development time in any language (C C Python MATLAB etc.)
• Integration of development hardware and software into vehicles including equipment installation and software flashing.
• Developing and conducting laboratory and vehicle tests data collection and analysis.

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.

For more information on salary and benefits click here: position is a range of salary grades 6-8 .

Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

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