Staff Embedded Platform Engineer
Ford Motor13 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 and optimize real-time drivers, low-level embedded drivers, middleware, memory layouts, and common libraries for automotive microcontrollers.
- Architect and implement CAN, LIN, automotive Ethernet, SPI, and I2C networking stacks for reliable in-vehicle communication.
- Establish embedded coding, safety-critical design, and low-level software quality standards across the platform team.
- Apply ISO 26262 functional safety principles, ASIL requirements, and MISRA C practices to platform architecture and implementation.
- Collaborate with systems, application, hardware, safety, and V&V teams on platform and hardware-software interface designs.
- Provide technical leadership and mentor engineers on embedded architecture, functional safety, and low-level driver development.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science or Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related STEM field.
- Strong hands-on experience developing Embedded C software in accordance with MISRA C coding 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 embedded drivers and middleware for automotive-grade microcontrollers.
- Preferred experience with Renode, Bazel, CANoe, CANalyzer, CANape, real-time control systems, 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.
- Employee and family vehicle discounts 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, and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
- Hybrid position requiring onsite work four or more days per week.
- Visa sponsorship is available for this position.
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.