ADAS Software Update Systems Engineer
Ford Motor1 day ago
Dearborn, MI, USAMid Level
Base Salary
$100k - $167k/yr
Responsibilities
- Own the ADAS software update and OTA strategy, system architecture, requirements, specifications, and analysis from concept through production.
- Ensure ADAS update functionality meets corporate software update, architecture, networking, diagnostic, safety, and security requirements.
- Evaluate specifications and architectures, identify gaps, and translate system use cases into implementable requirements for software and hardware teams.
- Create behavioral models such as state diagrams and sequence diagrams and define validation criteria for authored specifications.
- Partner with software and controls engineers, suppliers, Cloud Operations, and Systems teams to guide implementation and resolve technical ambiguities.
- Lead or support anomaly investigations, root-cause analysis, supplier deliverable reviews, and software update issue triage across the product lifecycle.
- Maintain architecture decisions, specifications, validation outcomes, and traceability artifacts.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or a related field.
- At least 2 years of experience in systems engineering, embedded software, or automotive electronics with responsibility for software update or OTA systems.
- Experience owning system requirements from concept through production using formal systems engineering methods and requirements management tools such as DOORS or similar.
- Strong understanding of OTA architectures, including update sequencing, dependency management, rollback strategies, and multi-ECU coordination.
- Working knowledge of UDS (ISO 14229), CAN/CAN-FD, Ethernet-based automotive networks, ISO 15765, and DoIP.
- Familiarity with ECU architecture, embedded software constraints, bootloader design, and flash or partitioning strategies.
- Experience partnering with software or controls engineers, reviewing supplier deliverables, and maintaining architecture and traceability documentation.
- Preferred qualifications include a master's degree, 5+ years of relevant experience, ADAS or safety-critical automotive experience, complex OTA system experience, cloud-based OTA campaign management experience, vehicle launch release engineering experience, root-cause analysis using methods such as 8D or 5-Why, and familiarity with Agile or SAFe environments.
Benefits
- Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
- Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent programs, subsidized backup childcare, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, and fertility benefits.
- Vehicle discount programs, management leases, tuition assistance, employee resource groups, community service time off, paid holidays, and paid vacation with the option to purchase additional vacation time.
- Hybrid work arrangement requiring onsite work four or more days per week.
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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.