Driving Feature Systems Engineer

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In this position...

At Ford Motor Company we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrows transportation.

Do you have what it takes to make smart vehicles for a smart world Join the Ford Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) team! Utilizing Design Thinking and User Experience methods you will work to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We are seeking forward-thinking laser-focused professionals with a passion for bringing innovative exciting and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to such advancements as autonomy electrification smart mobility technologies and more!

What you will be able to do

We bring engineering ideas to ADAS we make driving more exciting enjoyable and safe. Fords ADAS team designs and develops features like 360 Camera Visualization BlueCruise Autonomous Emergency Braking Cross Traffic Alert and Active Park Assist.

We are seeking professionals who can contribute to our efforts with experience and passion in the development of features functions sensors ECUs models and software. It will likely also involve other elements of the process because we are more interested in adding high quality people to the team than trying to squeeze engineers into a specific role.

What youll do...

Lead the development of feature engineering deliverables including Concept Logical and Technology requirements Boundary diagrams design analysis Failure Mode Avoidance robustness fields and test procedures.

Work with Hardware Software and Test teams to ensure Feature requirements are cascaded aligned and accepted.

Develop and refine vehicle level uses cases interfaces and feature level specification to ensure production feature delivery.

Establish Feature objectives and ensure system operation to meet the end-user/customer objectives through a structured system level test methodology

Work with Functional Safety engineers to develop and refine feature functional safety requirements item definition hazard analysis/risk assessment and functional safety concept incompliance with ISO-26262/Ford Functional Safety process.

Ensure new features seamlessly integrate with existing features to provide a superb customer experience

Work with the virtual validation teams to establish CAE procedures to reduce dependence on vehicle-level testing.

Assure that the integration of affected systems meet the requirements for desired feature-level performance

Support development of Design validation methods to ensure feature robustness across all vehicle environmental conditions and customer usage profiles

Use data analysis techniques and methods from data generated by track lab and model-based validation method to ensure feature achieves a desired set of requirements.

Plan and help execute real-world evaluation of ADAS features via vehicle/HIL/virtual testing and identify system problems/issues

Support and coordinate root-cause analysis with internal functions and external suppliers to ensure delivered system achieves feature requirements

Support Sign-off of feature level performance for first vehicle program implementation

Gather quality history to manage and drive feature quality and improvements (i.e. Data Analytics/VOCF/Launch Feedback/Warranty/External Metrics such as JD Powers).

Youll have...

Bachelors Degree in Electrical Aerospace Mechanical Systems Computer Engineering or related degree; or foreign equivalency degree or a combination of equivalent experience and education.

Minimum 5 years of experience in ADAS aerospace or automotive system engineering

Minimum 5 years of experience products in mass production

Minimum 2 years of experience in requirement authoring

Minimum 5 years experience with systems based on mass produced Cameras

Strong communication skills and ability to lead ad-hoc teams

5 years of proven people leadership

Even better you may have...

10 years of experience with ADAS systems

5 years of experience with GPDS and program deliverables

5 years of experience with ADAS Perception Sensing or Control systems

5 years of experience with system architecture design and documentation

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 salary grade 8.

For more information on salary and benefits click here: sponsorship is not available for this position.

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