ADAS Virtual Validation Engineer

Fords Electric Vehicles Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the companys vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer-obsessed entrepreneurial and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading 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.

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...

• Lead simulation for ADAS/AV feature development and vehicle programs validation & sign-off.

• Lead transition of physical vehicle testing to simulation-based virtual methods.

• Perform closed-loop full vehicle simulation to accelerate iterative testing of ADAS features.

• Integrate multiple ECU models for full vehicle SiL testing.

• Debug and support resolution of SWC issues to deliver ADAS features quality.

• Create virtual roads and scenarios for robust testing of ADAS features (corporate test procedures Regulatory Real World).

• Develop validate and deploy simulation tooling and processes for ADAS features iterative testing and program validation.

• Work with the Ford Vehicle in the Loop Hardware in the Loop Simulator and Ford vehicle test teams to establish simulation procedures to reduce dependency on vehicle level testing.

Youll have...

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering or a combination of education and equivalent experience.

• 2 years of experience with ADAS simulation software (CarMaker CarSim or similar).

• 1 experience in CI/CD platforms like Github Actions or Jenkins.

• 2 years of hands-on validation experience and/or theoretical algorithm experience.

• 1 years of experience with vehicle network (CAN CAN FD TCP/IP ethernet etc.).

• 1 years of experience in design development or testing with ADAS/AV technologies.

• 1 years of experience in model-based development using Simulink.

• 2 years of professional programming experience with C or Python.

• Development knowledge with ADAS common feature applications (Forward Collision Warning/Braking Adaptive Cruise Control Blind Spot Monitoring Systems Lane Warning/Keeping).

Even better you may have...

• Masters degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering or related field.

• 4 years of experience in software development using C.

• 3 years of ADAS/AV software development experience.

• 2 years of experience with Linux or Virtual Machines.

• Experience ADAS/AV enablers: camera radar ultrasonic and LiDAR sensing senor fusion image processing artificial intelligence and machine learning.

• Experience in data acquisition of vehicle networks and ECU internal data.

• Experience in software simulation for automated systems (ADAS Autonomy robotics etc.).

• Expertise in Classic and/or Adaptive AUTOSAR.

• Experience working within an Agile Software Development Methodology.

• Strong written and verbal communication.

• Experience in working with HIL platforms.

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 7-8.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid

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