Diagnostic Systems 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 tomorrow’s transportation.

Do you have what it takes to make smart vehicles for a smart world? Join the Ford Product Development team. Utilizing Design Thinking & User Experience methods, you’ll work to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We’re seeking forward-thinking, laser-focused professionals with a passion for bringing innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to such advancements as autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more!

What you’ll be able to do:

Diagnostic Systems Engineer - positions offered by Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, Michigan). Note, this is a hybrid position whereby the employee will work both from home and from the Dearborn office. Hence, the employee must live within a reasonable commuting distance from Dearborn, MI. Develops the platform system architecture and requirements to provide diagnostic and configuration capabilities to all features within the system.

Work with hardware, software and model engineers across ADAS to understand their diagnostic needs and implement platform level specifications to meet those needs utilizing a variety of diagnostic capabilities, including UDS functions and corporate tools and processes. Working cross-functionally, ensure the system design meets the necessary corporate diagnostic specifications and supports the needs of manufacturing and service teams. As part of the development process, follow requirements through validation, working closely with implementing and testing teams to ensure the requirements are met.

During pre-production build phases and post-production, monitor system performance and propose improvements based on ongoing diagnostic performance.

You’ll have...

Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related field and 3 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation. 3 years of experience with each of the following skills is required:
1. Utilizing industry-standard Model Based System Engineering tools to understand and develop the design of a system’s architecture.
2. Defining requirements dictating performance of an ADAS system, component or feature.
3. Performing failure mode analysis/FMEA on an ADAS system, component or feature.
4. Developing or signing off test plans to validate a system, component, or feature’s performance to defined requirements.
5. Root-causing ADAS performance issues during various phases of a system launch, including SIL, HIL or vehicle level testing. 2 years of experience with the following skill is required:
1. Optimizing system design through changes to hardware or decision-making logic to achieve improved performance to specifications. 1 year of experience with the following skill is required:
1. Analyzing vehicle or sensor data to identify system inefficiencies.

We are offering a salary of $93,642.00 - $/yr.

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!

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp‑up programs, subsidized back‑up child care 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

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• Job Identification 58592
• Job Category PD Operations and Quality
• Posting Date 02/03/2026, 02:54 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations 20500 Oakwood Blvd, Dearborn, MI, 48124, US (Hybrid)