Hybrid Product Developer – Verification and Validation Engineer

at Ford Motor Company

• Job title: Product Developer – Verification and Validation Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $120,349 - $167,100 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Python
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Dearborn, United States

About the role

• Product Development Verification and Validation Engineer at Ford, developing smart vehicle technologies and validating innovative features. Collaborate with teams on advanced mobility solutions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement hardware and software tools and processes that enable efficient vehicle testing
• Develop software tools for data acquisition and post-processing
• Validate ADAS features to support development of verification methods including vehicle testing, hardware-in-the-loop, vehicle in-the-loop, and other advanced testing methodologies
• Ensure readiness of all test vehicles
• Plan and complete vehicle software updates
• Resolve feature functionality issues on test vehicles
• Domestic Travel Required up to 20%.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechatronic Engineering or related field
• 3 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation
• 3 years of experience with OBD2 functions and tools, specifically Vector and DET
• 3 years of experience analyzing data from automotive control systems and CAN network for function/performance validation or troubleshooting
• 3 years of experience utilizing instrumentation for data collection during automotive testing
• 1 year of experience testing Advanced Driver Assistance Systems for verification and validation of feature function and performance
• 1 year of experience writing software scripts using MATLAB, Python, or C++ for test data analysis
• 1 year of hands-on troubleshooting of full vehicle prototypes and associated sub-systems.

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.