HIL Subject Matter Expert

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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.

• Lead automation and HIL testing efforts for ADAS feature testing, low‑level platform software and hardware on next‑generation automotive platforms.
• Develop test solutions to perform end‑to‑end feature validation, create test cases based on ASTQB test methodologies, automate developed test cases and execute them.
• Validate ADAS, diagnostic protocols, power‑management and core platform functionality and drive CI/CD integration to improve test velocity and quality.
• Perform system architecture validation tests on components, create test plans, execute tests, review test reports and ensure traceability to functional and performance requirements.
• Maintain test case traceability against system‑level feature requirements throughout the product development life cycle and align with SAFe processes and activities within functional areas such as System, Hardware and Safety.
• Integrate test executions into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Git Lab CI) and automated job scheduling systems, analyze failures, perform root‑cause investigations and coordinate fixes with software, hardware and supplier teams.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ years of experience in test automation for embedded/automotive systems with demonstrable experience in ADAS or Chassis/PT domain or System HIL end‑to‑end feature testing.
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience with System HILs (dSPACE SCALEXIO, VEOS, Motion Desk, Model Desk or equivalent) and ECUTest (or similar test tools). Strong knowledge of automotive communication protocols: CAN, LIN, Flex Ray, Ethernet, UDS, DoIP and diagnostic tooling.
• 5+ years of proficiency with Python scripting for test case execution, monitoring vehicle‑level data for KPI testing, and debugging complex hardware/software systems.
• 3+ years of experience conducting TDRs for new test solutions, leading test‑case reviews and test‑automation reviews.

• Experience in Agile methodologies and the ASPICE framework, including applying ASPICE process areas to software development life cycles.
• Experience building and maintaining automated test frameworks, CI/CD integration and artifact management (JFrog, Nexus).
• Strong debugging and root‑cause analysis skills across hardware/software boundaries; familiarity with safety/functional‑safety concepts (ISO 26262).

• 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 and established employee resource groups.
• Paid time off for individual and team community service and a generous schedule of paid holidays.

Candidates 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.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. 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.