BCM & PDC Software Supervisor

BCM & PDC Software Application Supervisor

Dearborn, MI, United States (Hybrid)

BCM & PDC Software Application Supervisor

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.

Lead the global Body Control Module (BCM) and Power Distribution Controller (PDC) software application development and Software Development Life Cycle activities for Gen1/1M, Gen2, Gen
3.x BCMs and PDC. The BCM/PDC Software Application Supervisor will own end-to-end software application execution, release management, and supplier collaboration to ensure on-time, high-quality BCM/PDC solutions that meet Ford’s performance, reliability, and cost targets. Crucially, this role ensures that all BCM/PDC software and architecture comply with strict Functional Safety (FuSA), Automotive SPICE (ASPICE), and Ford Cyber Security standards. This role is critical in driving DFMEA, PPAP readiness, and launch readiness activities across cross‑functional teams, suppliers, and manufacturing, while serving as a strategic leader and mentor for the software application team.

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of software application engineers; manage resource allocation, performance reviews, and career development to foster a culture of technical excellence and accountability.
• Oversee the end‑to‑end Software Development Life Cycle for BCM/PDC software applications, ensuring strict alignment with program milestones, quality gates, and platform strategies.
• Lead the software release process for global core components, utilizing WERS, IVS, JFROG, and other applicable tool chains to ensure smooth, fully traceable software delivery.
• Manage high‑level technical relationships with Tier 1 suppliers; handle critical escalations regarding software quality, timeline risks, and commercial/technical trade‑offs (including EDT costs and global DCRs), while leading Technical Design Reviews (TDRs).
• Oversee Functional Safety (ISO 26262) compliance for the BCM/PDC by ensuring suppliers correctly implement cascaded requirements, and review test reports to verify appropriate ASIL ratings are achieved without issues.
• Ensure Ford Cyber Security standards and protocols are embedded within the ECU’s architecture.
• Enforce compliance with automotive software quality processes (ASPICE) across all internal and supplier deliverables.
• Drive supplier compliance with safety and security deliverables, ensuring technical safety concepts and security requirements are properly cascaded, implemented, and tested.
• Oversee component‑specific communications, power moding, power distribution strategies and overall system stability across various vehicle environments.
• Support Design and Release (DR) teams (vehicle‑specific sourcing) and participate in the sign‑off of component DV testing and vehicle‑level testing (PEC/FEC) for launches.
• Maintain core subsystem DFMEA for the BCM and PDC; ensure linkage to subsystem quality documents and FEDE release.
• Act as the escalation point and champion for complex, cross‑functional Root Cause Analysis (8D, 5 Whys, 6‑Panel) for high‑severity software/hardware interaction bugs and launch feedback.
• Demonstrate strong capability in vehicle manufacturing End‑of‑Line (EOL) processes, actively reviewing EOL data and logs to troubleshoot and promptly resolve plant‑level software and integration issues.
• Lead Launch Readiness…