Staff Embedded Platform Engineer
Ford Motor12 hours ago
Base Salary
$150k - $284k/yr
Responsibilities
- Define the architecture and roadmap for real-time drivers, embedded RTOS configuration, and shared platform middleware across vehicle programs.
- Develop common libraries and collaborate with systems, application, safety, and hardware teams.
- Establish embedded coding, safety-critical design, and low-level software quality standards.
- Mentor engineers on embedded architecture, functional safety, and low-level driver development.
- Configure and optimize real-time drivers and embedded RTOS for deterministic automotive applications.
- Develop low-level drivers and middleware that abstract hardware peripherals for application layers.
- Design and manage memory layouts for real-time performance, resource constraints, and functional safety.
- Architect and implement CAN, LIN, automotive Ethernet, SPI, and I2C networking stacks.
- Optimize network stack throughput, latency, and determinism across safety-relevant communication paths.
- Apply ISO 26262 principles, MISRA C guidelines, and ASIL requirements to platform software.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related STEM field.
- Strong hands-on Embedded C development experience with adherence to MISRA C standards.
- Working knowledge of ISO 26262 functional safety processes for embedded software architecture and development.
- Hands-on experience developing and debugging CAN, LIN, and other automotive communication protocols.
- Familiarity with embedded debugging tools such as JTAG and GDB.
- Proven experience configuring embedded RTOS and developing low-level drivers and middleware for automotive-grade microcontrollers.
- Preferred familiarity with Renode, Bazel, CANoe, CANalyzer, and CANape.
- Preferred experience developing or integrating software for real-time control systems.
- Preferred familiarity with automotive Ethernet, SPI, and I2C.
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 programs for employees and family members and management leases.
- Tuition assistance and active employee resource groups.
- Paid time off for individual and team community service.
- Paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day, plus paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
- Hybrid position requiring onsite work four or more days per week.
Tech Stack
Bazel
Categories
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.