Staff Software Developer – IVI Test Infrastructure
Ford Motor2 months ago
Base Salary
$147k - $277k/yr
Responsibilities
- Architect, develop, and maintain scalable test infrastructure for embedded Linux, sensor and camera subsystems, OTA systems, mobile, and cloud services.
- Build automation, validation, continuous integration, test orchestration, and hardware-in-the-loop frameworks.
- Develop and extend Python and pytest tooling, embedded and hardware test harnesses, and service-level test frameworks.
- Integrate automated testing into Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and similar CI/CD pipelines with containerized execution.
- Scale distributed and parallel testing across embedded targets and virtual environments.
- Improve observability with dashboards, reporting, and alerting for test failures and system health.
- Partner with development, QA, and integration teams to improve test coverage, speed, and reliability.
- Mentor engineers and promote automation-first continuous improvement in software quality.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
- 7+ years of experience in software development, test automation, or infrastructure engineering, including meaningful experience with embedded or platform systems.
- Strong proficiency in Python and frameworks such as pytest.
- Experience architecting scalable test systems serving multiple teams.
- Deep knowledge of embedded Linux, shell scripting, and system-level or kernel debugging.
- Hands-on experience testing or integrating radar, lidar, ultrasonic, camera, or other sensor subsystems.
- Experience validating OTA update delivery, rollback, and failure recovery.
- Strong background in CI/CD pipelines, build systems, and test orchestration.
- Experience with Docker, containerization, and orchestration tools.
- Preferred experience includes automotive, embedded systems, IoT platforms, vehicle testing frameworks, CAN/LIN, HIL/SIL, Appium, Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills across development, QA, and integration teams.
Benefits
- Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
- Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, and subsidized backup childcare.
- Family-building benefits including adoption and surrogacy reimbursement and fertility treatments.
- Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases.
- Tuition assistance and active employee resource groups.
- Paid time off for community service, paid holidays including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day, and optional additional vacation purchase.
- Hybrid work arrangement requiring onsite work four or more days per week.
- Visa sponsorship is available for this position.
Tech Stack
About Ford Motor
Ford Motor Company designs, manufactures, and sells cars, trucks, SUVs, and commercial vehicles for consumers and businesses, and provides financing through Ford Credit. A public company headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan and listed on the NYSE, it operates globally under the Ford and Lincoln brands, including electric and connected vehicles such as the F‑150 Lightning and Mustang Mach‑E. Founded in 1903, it also offers software-driven fleet, mobility, and aftersales services.