ADAS Systems Engineer for Perception

Ford • Dearborn, MI

4d • $99,600 - $170,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Do you have what it takes to make smart vehicles for a smart world? Join the Ford Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) team! Utilizing Design Thinking and User Experience methods, you will work to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We are seeking forward-thinking, laser-focused professionals with a passion for bringing innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We are looking for a skilled and motivated Systems Engineer to join our team and play a key role in designing, defining requirements, and creating analysis methods for our ADAS Perception Systems. These systems can leverage vision, radar, ultrasonic and other technologies to help enable our products to sense the world. In this role, you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on the safety, convenience, and robustness of future Ford vehicles.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, or related field.
• 2+ years of experience as a systems engineer decomposing & authoring both functional & performance requirements in the automotive, aerospace, defense, or related industry.
• Proficiency using Requirements Management tools such as DOORS, JAMA, or Polarion.
• Solid familiarity of requirement formats (EARS/INCOSE) and ASPICE levels.
• Strong communication skills and ability to lead ad-hoc teams.
• Proactive mindset with a focus on delivery.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics or related field.
• Proficiency in statistical analysis and experimental design.
• 5+ years of experience as a systems engineer.
• 5+ years of experience delivering production hardware/embedded software.
• 5+ years of experience with ADAS perception systems (Radar, Vision, Ultrasonic, etc.).
• Familiarity with Functional Safety (ISO26262), SOTIF, and ASPICE standards.
• 1+ year experience with systems modeling tools (SysML/MagicDraw/Cameo Systems Modeler).

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage Perception System requirements.
• Translate feature team needs into clear, testable and traceable technical specifications.
• Initiate/support requirement peer reviews with both internal and external partners
• Partner with vendors and our hardware team to refine sensor packaging requirements.
• Define and establish comprehensive performance metrics for the Perception System, including Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that may include availability, accuracy, and false positive rates.
• Work with both internal & external partners to ensure verification methods are aligned to our requirements.
• Own Failure Mode Analysis actions for Perception, including authoring DFMEAs, Permanent Corrective Actions, and Systemic Prevent Recurrence.
• Explore and propose system architecture modifications to decrease application sensitivity.
• Perform root cause analysis on current generation systems to identify potential new requirements.

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.

What This Job Offers

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