ADAS Embedded Software Architect

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. In Product Development, we bring engineering ideas to life.

The ADAS Software and Feature Development Team designs and develops software, providing magical experiences with features like Blue Cruise, Pro Trailer Hitch Assist, Pro Trailer Backup Assist, Adaptive Cruise Control, Active Park Assist, and 360 Camera Systems. We are seeking a diligent, detail‑driven professional to provide vital expertise in support of our Driver Assist Technologies Embedded Software Design team.

• Create high level documentation and develop software requirements for an embedded platform
• Leverage modular component‑based design, standard C libraries, embedded design patterns, and Classic AUTOSAR architectural features to create robust, efficient, and reliable software
• Apply Functional Safety principles as it applies to Driver Assist Software and Platform Software
• Demonstrate commitment to quality by applying best practices to coding standards, static analysis, code coverage, code reviews
• Work with cross functional engineers to establish quality traceability between systems and software teams
• Highlight your technical leadership amongst a team of highly energized and collaborative peers in a fast‑paced environment

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field or a combination of education and equivalent experience
• 3+ years of experience in software architecture using C++ and/or C
• 3+ years of experience designing and testing systems for high performance, high reliability computing applications

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or similar field of study
• 5+ years of ADAS/Autonomy software architecture experience with proven success in a fast‑paced, cross‑functional engineering team environment
• Strong understanding of modern Middleware designs and best practices
• Expertise with established software design patterns and efficient data structures
• Familiarity with Classic AUTOSAR stack
• Familiarity with ISO 26262, security, and safety in embedded systems
• Experience working within an Agile Software Development Methodology
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Preferred background in designing end-to-end perception pipelines, including the architectural definition of sensor abstraction layers in Basic Software and their interface with application-level fusion logic

• 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 grade 7-8 and ranges from $87,000 - $160,000.

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Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

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This position is hybrid (onsite four days per week).