Sight - Software Engineering Lead

Job-: PD Operations and Quality

Location:

Redford, MI, United States Workplace:
Hybrid

Schedule:

Full time Posted:
Preferred Degree:
Bachelor of Science About the Organization We are undergoing a historic industrial shift—moving from building great vehicles to building the sophisticated, scalable systems that power them. The Advanced Industrial Technology organization was created to operationalize this shift. Our mission is not to deploy isolated tools; it is to build an ecosystem that learns from factory data, transforms it into scalable platforms, and delivers measurable enterprise value.

This organization is designed to position us as a leader in industrial innovation. We accelerate digital evolution and manufacturing excellence by integrating cutting-edge technology directly into our global operations. Our structure includes vertical business units focused on specific technology stacks, supported by shared services that ensure scale and operational consistency.

As part of this team, the Sight Vertical is responsible for building an end-to-end business around AI/ML anomaly detection products using both image data (Vision) and parametric data (Sense). This vertical transforms raw data into actionable manufacturing intelligence through products focused on visual error-proofing, defect detection, and assembly process monitoring.

The Position Reporting to the Sight | Vision Product Family Manager, the Software Engineering Manager is responsible for the execution and technical health of the Vision product lines. You will lead the engineering team in translating strategic goals into robust, scalable software, ensuring our products meet rigorous industrial standards for global rollout.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, AI/ML, or a related technical field.

Leadership

Experience:

5+ years of experience directly managing software engineering teams, with a proven track record of hiring, mentoring, and retaining talent.

Technical Background: 8+ years of experience in software engineering, Computer Vision, or complex data-driven products.

Systems Knowledge:
Deep understanding of the machine learning lifecycle (data engineering, model training, inference, and monitoring).Agile Proficiency:
Extensive experience leading teams in Agile environments, managing sprints, and optimizing delivery velocity.

Preferred Requirements Master’s in a technical field related to Computer Vision, Software Development, or Data Science.

Experience with MLOps platforms and cloud infrastructure (GCP).Experience scaling software products from a single pilot to a global enterprise footprint in an industrial or IoT context.

Strong experience in agentic workflows is a huge plus Knowledge of industrial communication protocols and edge computing hardware.

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a change maker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above?

No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
• 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…