Senior Software Engineer – Quality Assurance

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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.

In this position...

The Senior Software Engineer – Quality Assurance is responsible for applying advanced quality methodologies and tools to proactively identify, analyze, and eliminate potential defects throughout the product lifecycle. This role champions a 'shift-left' approach, embedding prevention strategies into every stage of software and product development.

You will translate quality principles and defect prevention vision into concrete action, acting as a trusted technical partner to cross-functional stakeholders and collaborating closely with engineering teams to embed robust, systemic defect prevention practices across our automotive platforms.

What you'll do...

• Facilitate root cause analyses of identified issues in collaboration with cross‑functional engineering teams. Use structured problem‑solving methods, such as Eight Disciplines (8D), three‑legged Five Whys, and Plan‑Do‑Check‑Act (PDCA), to identify underlying causes rather than symptoms.
• Document findings, including contributing factors and systemic weaknesses.
• Define Prevent Recurrence Actions with relevant teams to address root causes. Establish and maintain a systematic tracking process, monitor actions through closure, and verify that implemented actions improve quality without introducing new issues.
• Document non‑conformances and potential issues. Work with responsible teams to resolve non‑conformances, track progress, and verify the effectiveness of corrective actions.
• Plan, schedule, and conduct quality audits across processes and products. Identify non‑compliance, risks, and improvement opportunities; prepare audit reports, communicate findings to stakeholders, drive timely closure, and escalating open findings as needed.
• Establish and maintain data‑collection processes for key quality measures. Apply statistical methods to monitor quality metrics and identify trends, then partner with cross‑functional teams on targeted actions to bring processes and product quality back within control limits.
• Synthesize Software Quality Assurance (SWQA) data and activities into clear, actionable summaries.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, newsletters, executive summaries, and presentations that communicate SWQA status, key performance indicators, risks, and improvement initiatives to engineering teams and executive leadership.
• Collaborate with supplier quality management teams to ensure externally sourced components meet Ford electronic Statement…