Job Description

Body Controls - Seats Software Design and Release Engineer

We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

Ford’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company’s 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. You’ll 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 you'll do...

This position will provide a unique and challenging engineering experience combining cross functional challenges involving Body Interior, Seat Features, software, vehicle level system performance and program management. You will:

• SW Applications Engineer for Seat Electronic Control Units.
• Lead End to End Software Delivery and system integration for Seat Electronic Control Units, including technical execution, meeting deadlines and adhering to program requirements.
• Evaluate program definition and work with feature teams to determine content and market variations
• Lead Statement of Work/RFQ package completion software integration
• Define electrical interfaces related to software and manage changes by controlling the Software release content.
• Conduct Design Reviews with interfacing Ford activities, vehicle package, Seats Core Software and supplier engineering.
• Conduct Subsystem level validation through Customer Acceptance Testing (CAT) on each Software release (Subsystem and/or Vehicle)
• Lead quality/warranty analysis and corrective actions
• Lead program specific SW Failure Mode Avoidance (SW-DFMEA)
• Communicate with FSIM, PMT to support program deliverables.
• Agile Collaboration: Facilitate effective collaboration between JIRA Saga owners and the supplier software development team to ensure efficient and timely software delivery across programs.
• Cultivate Innovation and Improvement, promote a team environment that fosters innovation, problem-solving, and continuous improvement.
• Provide on-site support to troubleshoot, flash, test or validate Seat Controls SW.
• Collaborate very closely with Body Interior, Seat Feature Systems Engineer, ECU HW Engineer on design, troubleshooting and quality control of the seat control system.

You'll have...

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or related field or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• 5+ years of experience in the automotive industry
• 3+ years of experience in electrical & electronics Engineering, Systems Engineering and functional specifications.

Even better , you may have...

• M.S. in Electrical, Mechanical Engineering.
• 3+ years of experience with SW release practices (SWAD, WERS, IVS, Agile)
• Experience with Software program management
• Experience with MS Office, Vector tools such as CANalyzer, use of an oscilloscope and other troubleshooting tools; experience with Ford product development system applications is a plus (WERS, AVBOM, PPM Audit, Digital Buck, Team Center, Integrator)

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've 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 builder…or 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 Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is a salary grades 6-8 and ranges from $74,300-$166,200.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

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Visa sponsorship is not available for this position

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

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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