Staff Embedded Software Engineer

Ford Motor Company • Richmond, VA • 2h ago

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.

What you'll do...

Design and implement software running on a distributed embedded system with multiple microcontrollers with a focus on creating re-usable software designs / components.

Design and implement real-time Ethernet communication.

Develop custom serial communication protocol over UART and I2C interfaces to support reliable data exchange between the device and external components.

Specify requirements, design, implement, and test both bare metal and RTOS low-level software for creating a scalable platform.

Work with/resolve ambiguity in requirements/specifications/designs.

Create elegant, efficient real-time software components and interfaces.

Develop software component testing methodologies and implementations to ensure maturity/stability/release readiness.

Work with hardware and debuggers at a bench and HIL level to verify software operation.

Define system-level power / compute / communication requirements and implement solutions that allow different applications to achieve different combinations of configurations.

Profile power / CPU / bus usage and identify opportunities for optimization on the submodule as well as system level.

Collaborate with V&V to develop comprehensive test plans and perform thorough testing to validate firmware functionality, stability, and performance under various conditions, including low power modes.

Interface with external vendors, including review of firmware specifications, providing design guidance, and integrating code releases.

Maintain clear and concise documentation of design and firmware architecture

You'll have...

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, experience

10+?years of?relevant experience in embedded design, using C/C+- Experience with bare metal and RTOS environment

Experience with JIRA/Confluence or a similar system for tracking inputs/results.

Knowledge of?electrical engineering fundamentals including circuit analysis and design

Even better, you may have...

Highly collaborative mindset and strong communication skills.

Desire to work with vendors to integrate source code for new technology.

Experience in driver development and RTOS integration. Zephyr OS experience is a plus.

Experience with software build tools like Bazel, Scons, Cmake etc.

Experience with fundamental hardware components on PCB and their analysis tools.?

Ability to write testing scripts for using scripting languages (Python)

Fluent in software fundamentals including software design and maintainability.?

Hands-on experience in hardware bring-up, system debugging, and code?optimization.

Knowledge of?electrical engineering fundamentals including circuit analysis and design

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 changemaker, 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 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 leadership level 6 and ranges from $150,200-$283,500.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL6

Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid

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