Hybrid ADAS Software and Feature Development Engineer

at Ford Motor Company

• Job title: ADAS Software and Feature Development Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior
• Salary: $108,255 - $170,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Flash
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Dearborn, United States

About the role

• ADAS SW & Feature Dev Engineer at Ford Motor Company developing algorithms for smart vehicles. Responsible for performing algorithm development and testing in simulation and real-world environments.

Responsibilities

• Perform algorithm development, verification, and validation in the simulation environment and in real world driving.
• Perform signal processing and decision-making algorithm development.
• Support utilities used for code, algorithm verification and testing.
• Identify areas of improvement and tradeoffs, changes needed to improve performance and help meet objectives.
• Perform embedded perception software development and deployment, perception data analysis, algorithm implementation, and machine learning.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering or a related field and 1 year of experience in the job offered or a related occupation.
• 1 year of experience with each of the following skills is required:
• 1. Utilize C++ to develop ADAS algorithm content, troubleshoot production level software defections, and improve code quality for embedded algorithm integration.
• 2. Design and develop unit tests to ensure all production code is tested and support ADAS Algorithm Development.
• 3. Develop perception and controls logic to perform ADAS tasks for production implementation.
• 4. Develop production software and flash on production hardware. Test and debug integration issues on test benches or in vehicles to ensure code is meeting the expected performance output.
• 5. Plan and track software development tasks in an agile environment using JIRA and create iterative improvement plans for software work tasks.
• 6. Use controls, signal processing, machine learning, or computer vision techniques to deliver perception and controls ADAS solutions.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.