Director, System Integration & QA

Job Overview

• Lead high-performing QA, System Integration, and System Engineering teams responsible for the development of IVI systems for a transformative new line of Electric Vehicles.
• Integrate and test high performance compute and real-time software stacks.
• Apply system engineering to design, develop, and deploy production quality software.
• Build prototypes to prove design concepts.
• Productize proof of concepts.
• Drive cross-functional projects to ensure on-time delivery.
• Debug and solve ambiguous problems ranging from component to system level.
• Ensure teams working on the in-vehicle infotainment system successfully collaborate to produce a system that works end-to-end.
• Define automated testing and integration testing processes.
• Define software release processes.
• Define and drive the system integration and QA strategies and roadmap for IVI system quality, ensuring alignment with Ford's long-term goals and vision for electric vehicles.
• Provide mentorship and career development opportunities to engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence.
• Manage project timelines, priorities, and resources to ensure successful, on-time delivery of IVI solutions.
• Champion best practices in software development, including code quality, security, and performance optimization.

Domestic Travel Required up to 5%.

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 10 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in this field.
• 10 years of experience with each of the following skills:
  Lead execution of end-to-end software integration and debugging using SIL or HIL systems to identify bugs and validate functionality;
  Collaborate and develop features cross-functionally to ensure seamless integration of complex sub-systems.
• 6 years of experience managing complex projects using Agile methodology and tools including JIRA, Test Rail, JAMA, or DOORS to ensure on-time delivery and launch.
• 5 years of experience developing and integrating components of software-defined vehicle architectures to deliver advanced infotainment software for modern EVs.
• 5 years of experience debugging and troubleshooting infotainment embedded software using tools including TRACE
  32, Wireshark, ADB, CANalyzer, and IDEs such as Eclipse to understand and address software bugs and issues.
• 4 years of experience bootstrapping, building and leading automotive software integration teams to design, test, and integrate software features and platform stability and performance.
• 4 years of experience designing and implementing automated test suites for functional and performance aspects using scripting languages such as Python and frameworks like Appium and custom test bench set-up to increase quality with reduced resources and human error.