Staff Build 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.

What youll do...
Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and analyze requirements for build system enhancements.
Drive architectural decisions for build system improvements.
Design and implement solutions to improve build reproducibility reliability and efficiency.
Develop and maintain build automation tools and scripts.
Manage and maintain build infrastructure ensuring high availability and performance.
Implement and maintain build security practices including artifact signing and vulnerability scanning.
Ensure compliance with automotive industry standards and regulatory requirements.
Document build processes configurations and architectural decisions.
Provide support for build-related issues and incidents.
Conduct regular reviews of build system architecture and recommend enhancements.
Establish and maintain build metrics and KPIs.
Optimize build performance and implement monitoring and alerting systems.
Manage relationships with third-party vendors and oversee code integration processes.
Drive adoption of best practices across development teams.
Provide technical leadership and mentoring to junior team members.

Youll have...
Bachelors degree in Computer Science STEM or equivalent professional experience.
5 years of experience with Yocto build systems.
5 years of experience with CMake.
2 years of experience with Bazel.
2 years of development experience with C/C.
Knowledge of C/C compiler toolchains and cross-compilation.
Expert-level understanding of Git and version control strategies.
Scripting experience in Python and Bash.
Experience with containerization technologies and tools: Docker Podman and Buildah.
Implementation of CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions/GitLab CI.
Strong knowledge of Linux internals.
Understanding of build security practices and artifact signing.
Experience with build performance optimization and metrics collection.

Even better you may have...
Masters degree in Computer Science or other STEM focus areas with prior experience as an embedded software developer.
Experience with AOSP build system.
Experience with Android repo tools.
Experience with embedded systems development and multiple target architectures.
Programming experience in Rust and Rust toolchains.
Experience with additional build systems like Jenkins or TeamCity.
Knowledge of automotive industry standards (ISO 26262 ASPICE).
Experience with monitoring and observability tools for build systems.
Familiarity with regulatory compliance requirements for embedded systems.
Experience with vulnerability scanning and security tooling.
Knowledge of branching strategies and release management processes.

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 leadership level 6.

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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