ADAS Feature Verification & Validation Engineer

Ford Motor • Dearborn, MI

11h • Hybrid

About The Position

Ford Motor Company is hiring an ADAS Feature Verification & Validation Engineer in Dearborn, Michigan. This is a hybrid position requiring the employee to live within a reasonable commuting distance of the worksite. The engineer will develop, plan, and execute verification and validation methods to deliver Clear Exit Assist (CEA) and Low Speed BLIS (LSBLS) features across Ford and Lincoln vehicles. Domestic travel of up to 10% is required.

The role includes completing implementation deliverables, leading feature validation through trackside, in-vehicle, and public-road testing, defining program calibrations, and releasing them into ADAS software. The engineer will coordinate with suppliers and cross-functional teams to resolve issues found during testing, at plants, or in the field; improve virtual validation methods and tools; document and prevent recurrence of feature gaps; and share lessons learned across future programs. The role also includes preparing customer-facing feature and repair documentation, monitoring feature quality, and implementing improvements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Controls Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Three years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation.
• Two years of experience developing and implementing functional requirements, targets, and verification and validation use cases for ADAS features.
• Two years of experience planning and executing test-track and real-world evaluations using Vector CAN Tools (CANalyzer), DET (Diagnostic Tool), and an ADAS module OBD2/Data Viewing Tool (DV Tool).
• Two years of experience developing and applying data-analysis techniques to review track and real-world validation data against ADAS feature specifications.
• Two years of experience using Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, FEDE, VSEM, FTIDE, JAMA, Testrail, and JIRA to document, track, and test issue resolution through closure in collaboration with responsible parties.
• Two years of experience authoring and reviewing issue-resolution documentation and tools, including 8Ds, 5-Whys, Fishbone diagrams, and DFMEAs.
• Two years of experience supporting ADAS feature upgrades and enhancements, including model changes, regression testing, test-vector support, data review, issue identification, and supplier interaction.
• Two years of experience authoring, signing off, and submitting validation reports in JIRA, FEDE, and VanGuard.
• Two years of experience delivering features through software flashing on ADAS modules and sensors, tracing signals across networks, modules, and sensors, and debugging and reviewing DTCs.
• Two years of experience with ADAS short-range corner radar sensors and ADAS ECU.
• Two years of experience applying and releasing features across programs through review of Boundary Diagrams, Message Lists, Configuration Guides, Wiring Schematics, FuSA Impact Analysis, and feature cybersecurity.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States; employment eligibility will be verified at hire.
• Must live within reasonable commuting distance of the Dearborn, Michigan worksite.

Responsibilities

• Develop, plan, and execute verification and validation methods for Clear Exit Assist (CEA) and Low Speed BLIS (LSBLS) across Ford and Lincoln vehicles.
• Review and complete executables required to implement features on each program.
• Lead feature validation, including trackside in-vehicle testing, public-road testing, and validation across program milestones.
• Define feature calibrations for each program and release them into ADAS software.
• Work with suppliers and cross-functional teams to address bugs identified during testing, in plants, and in the field, and drive timely resolutions for vehicle launches.
• Develop and leverage virtual validation teams and tools, including HIL and Breadboard, to improve testing efficiency and reduce in-vehicle test time.
• Implement actions to prevent recurrence, document feature gaps, and share lessons learned for future platform executions.
• Author customer-facing documentation about feature functionality and repair, including Owner’s Manuals and Dealership Workshop Repair Manuals.
• Monitor feature quality and implement improvements to deliver a high-quality feature experience.
• Develop and implement functional requirements, targets, and verification and validation use cases for ADAS features.
• Plan and execute test-track and real-world evaluations using Vector CAN Tools (CANalyzer), DET (Diagnostic Tool), and the ADAS module OBD2/Data Viewing Tool (DV Tool).
• Analyze data from track and real-world validation to confirm ADAS features meet specifications.
• Document, track, and test issue resolution through closure using Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, FEDE, VSEM, FTIDE, JAMA, Testrail, and JIRA, collaborating with responsible internal and external parties.
• Author and review issue-resolution documentation and tools, including 8Ds, 5-Whys, Fishbone diagrams, and DFMEAs.
• Support ADAS feature upgrades and enhancements, including model changes, regression testing, test-vector support, data review, issue identification, and supplier interaction.
• Author, sign off, and submit validation reports in JIRA, FEDE, and VanGuard.
• Flash software onto ADAS modules and sensors; trace signals across networks, modules, and sensors; and debug and review DTCs to support feature functionality.
• Apply and release features across programs by reviewing Boundary Diagrams, Message Lists, Configuration Guides, Wiring Schematics, FuSA Impact Analysis, and feature cybersecurity.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level