ADAS FuSA Software Developer

Ford Motor • Dearborn, MI

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Ford Motor Company is hiring an ADAS FuSA Software Developer for its Product Development team in Dearborn, Michigan. This hybrid position requires the employee to work both from home and at the Dearborn worksite and live within a reasonable commuting distance. The role develops, tests, and calibrates Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) features, including functional-safety software components for which Ford is responsible. Development follows ISO 26262 Chapter 6 software guidelines and Ford-specific processes, using model-based development with MATLAB Simulink and embedded C.

The developer reviews feature technical safety requirements, including ASIL/QM partner requirements, and develops software safety requirements. The role supports architecture derivation, detailed design, software unit verification in MIL/SIL environments, functional testing, and embedded software testing in HIL and vehicle environments. The developer also produces software safety analysis work products. Domestic and international travel of up to 5% is required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electronics Engineering or a related field.
• Six years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or a related occupation.
• Four years of experience applying automotive embedded engineering with microcontrollers and software development tools.
• Four years of experience applying automotive software development processes to deliver software artifacts.
• Four years of experience using compilers, linker design, debuggers, and build processes for software development.
• Four years of experience applying model-based systems engineering and related tools, including the MATLAB tool chain, to develop safety or non-safety software components.
• Four years of experience with requirements engineering to author quality software requirements.
• Four years of experience using automotive protocol simulation, replay, bus monitoring, and calibration tools, including CANape and CANoe, to monitor vehicle bus traffic and trigger communication from simulation tools for testing a focus ECU.
• Four years of experience applying communication protocols including CAN, SPI, LIN, and diagnostics for software design and implementation changes.
• One year of experience performing software safety analysis to support development of functional-safety software components.
• One year of experience reviewing technical safety requirements and safety concepts for compliance with functional-safety standards.
• One year of experience reviewing software architecture for safety-related software components to ensure alignment with safety requirements.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States; employment eligibility will be verified at hire.
• Must live within a reasonable commuting distance of the Dearborn worksite.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and calibrate ADAS features.
• Develop functional-safety software components using ISO 26262 Chapter 6 processes and Ford-specific strategies.
• Use model-based development with MATLAB Simulink and embedded C for functional-safety components.
• Review feature technical safety requirements, including ASIL/QM partner requirements, and develop software safety requirements.
• Support software development engineers in deriving architecture from safety software requirements.
• Produce detailed design work products for in-house functional-safety components.
• Conduct and support software unit verification in MIL/SIL environments based on software unit design.
• Perform software functional testing based on software architecture design and requirements.
• Support embedded software testing in HIL and vehicle environments based on software safety requirements.
• Deliver software safety analysis work products.
• Travel domestically and internationally up to 5%.

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: Senior