Virtual Validation Engineer

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.

In Product Development we bring engineering ideas to life. The ADAS Application group implements and validates ADAS features for upcoming programs. We strive to improve feature performance to improve customer satisfaction and minimize field issues. Our engineers support latest ADAS features such as Pre Collision Assist (PCA Blue Cruise (BC) and Pro Trailor Hitch Assist (PTHA).

What youll do...

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

• 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 related field or a combination of education and equivalent experience

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

• 2 years of experience in model based development using Simulink

• 2 years of professional programming experience with C or Python

• 2 years of experience with Linux or Virtual Machines

• Vehicle or subsystem development/V&V assessment experience in ADAS/ VehDyn/ Chassis Systems with understanding in vehicle/system-level acceptance criteria

• Experience in developing plant and control models of variant fidelity (incl. Vehicle Dynamics Brake Steering or powertrain)

• Basic understanding of Vehicle network (CAN CAN FD TCP/IP ethernet etc.)

• 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

• Experience in working with HIL platforms

• Experience in ADAS/AV software development

• Experience in CI/CD platforms like Github Actions Jenkins

• 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.)

• Driver-in-the-Loop (DiL- simulator) or Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL) experience real-time systems integrated ECU (VI-Grade Bosch ABD Ansible Concurrent or other)

• Experience working within an Agile Software Development Methodology

• Strong written and verbal communication

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 range of salary grades 7-8 and ranges from $97140- $190500.

For more information on salary and benefits click here: sponsorship is 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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