Hybrid Senior Staff Embedded Software Engineer – Infra BSP, Power Management

at Ford Motor Company

• Job title: Senior Staff Embedded Software Engineer – Infra BSP, Power Management
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $163,080 - $308,880 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Linux, RTOS
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Palo Alto, United States

About the role

• Senior Staff Embedded Software Engineer leading the design and implementation of power management strategies for Ford's electric vehicles. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure performance and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of IVI and surrounding power management strategies.
• Work with cross-functional teams across the vehicle in designing power-efficient strategies.
• Develop software that seamlessly crosses multiple runtime domains.
• Conduct system-wide performance, power and optimization analysis.
• Work closely with cross-functional stakeholders including systems engineering, hardware, MCU, and integration.
• Participate in system-level debugging activities that may span within the IVI or across the entire vehicle.
• Write concise design documents and keep detailed notes and data.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• 10+ years of experience in the embedded operating systems space, production delivery record in the automotive industry.
• Expert-level proficiency in C/C++ for embedded systems development.
• Proven history of leading embedded power management strategies and deployments, such as Suspend-to-RAM/Disk or other low-power modes.
• Solid understanding of automotive electrical architectures and electronic interfaces.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with a pro-active approach to mitigating issues before they arise.
• Experience developing software in multiple operating systems, such as RTOS, Linux, and/or bootloaders.
• As a Sr. Staff Software Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in a team that delivers critical foundational platform services that the system relies on.
• Even better, you may have...
• Experience with MCU architectures and runtimes.
• Experience working logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and other electronic laboratory equipment.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, 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