Senior Embedded Software Engineer, Bootloader

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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.

What youll do...
Lead the design development testing and maintenance of secure high-performance boot loaders for Fords next generation electric vehicles.
Work cross-functionally to define the boot loader architecture and interfaces for multiple ECUs using a variety of microprocessors.
Work with/resolve ambiguity in requirements/specifications/designs.
Provide technical guidance and mentorship across the organization related to security boot loaders and software updates.
Design safe secure portable code that scales as new ECUs and hardware platforms are added.
Implement secure boot.
Implement secure software update for a complex networked vehicle architecture using multiple physical layers.
Ensure compliance with industry standards and best practices.
Develop comprehensive test plans and perform thorough testing to validate functionality reliability and performance under various conditions.
Keep up to date with industry trends and regulatory requirements related to cybersecurity. Have deep understanding of bootloader architectures including secure boot and secure software updates.
Collaborate and communicate complex technical concepts. Deliver high-quality C code in a real-time embedded environment.

Youll have...
8 years of hands-on experience in:
oEmbedded software development using C/C with a focus on resource-constrained systems.
oWorking within an automotive engineering environment including familiarity with automotive development lifecycles quality processes and industry constraints.
oHardware bring-up low-level software development system debugging and code optimization.
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3 years of hands-on experience in:
oAutomotive communication technologies including CAN CAN FD Ethernet DoIP and LIN.
oAutomotive diagnostic and network protocols including UDS (ISO 14229) and DoIP (ISO 13400).
oOver-the-Air (OTA) software update mechanisms including secure firmware delivery validation rollback and recovery strategies.
oLow-level embedded software development including boot-loader design hardware bring-up device driver development and RTOS integration.
oUse of industry-standard development and validation tools such as Vector CANoe NXP Design Studio Git and JIRA.
1 year of experience in:
oAutomotive cybersecurity standards and regulations including ISO/SAE 21434 and UNECE R155/R156 with practical exposure to cybersecurity assessment implementation or validation activities.

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.

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