Staff Software Developer in Test – System V&V
Ford Motor2 days ago
Base Salary
$150k - $284k/yr
Responsibilities
- Own, design, build, and maintain automotive system-level test benches and in-house Hardware-in-the-loop systems.
- Develop verification and validation plans, test plans, test cases, and automated test scripts for functional, non-functional, performance, safety, and regression testing.
- Lead integration and validation of distributed software, electrical, and mechanical vehicle features across UEV programs.
- Use Python automation to execute tests and improve testing efficiency, accuracy, and repeatability.
- Decompose functional and non-functional requirements into actionable test scenarios for V&V platforms and infrastructure.
- Collaborate with software, hardware, controls, systems, device, program, and functional-area teams on vehicle feature testing.
- Debug embedded systems, triage nightly regression failures, and connect field issues back to requirements and test cases.
- Support product design, vehicle behavior definition, prototype bring-up, defect detection, and continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- At least 7 years of software testing experience, preferably involving embedded systems in the automotive industry.
- Experience with Hardware-in-the-loop tools such as dSPACE, Vector, NI, or ETAS.
- Programming experience with Python, Rust, or other relevant embedded software development and verification languages.
- Experience writing automated tests with Pytest, Slash, Robot Framework, or similar frameworks.
- Strong understanding of electrical engineering fundamentals and their application to automotive concepts.
- Experience with requirements capture using JAMA, Polarion, DOORS, or similar requirements-management platforms.
- Strong embedded-system debugging experience at module and system levels, including triage of nightly regression failures.
- Experience with requirements-driven, unit, integration, system, and automated testing.
- Experience designing, integrating, or validating embedded software features in areas such as network communication, cloud and connectivity, multimedia, infotainment, Android/iOS, or low-voltage power distribution.
- Preferred qualifications include electrical systems engineering, V-model systems engineering, FMEA, HARA, MBSE tools, vehicle launch, circuit schematic and data-sheet interpretation, and independent technical troubleshooting.
- Strong communication, teamwork, problem-solving, and project management skills.
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 expense reimbursement and fertility treatments.
- Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases.
- Tuition assistance and established 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 additional paid time off and the option to purchase vacation time.
- Hybrid work arrangement with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week.
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.