ADAS Verification and Validation Engineer

Ford Motor Company • Dearborn, MI

2d • $69,000 - $162,900 • Hybrid

About The Position

Ford is seeking an ADAS Sensing Systems Validation Engineer to validate and continuously improve advanced driver-assistance sensing systems across its vehicle lineup. The engineer will develop and execute design validation methods to assess sensing performance at component, system, and vehicle levels under diverse environmental conditions and across vehicle platforms. The role also contributes to defining use cases, functional requirements, and performance targets for ADAS sensing systems.

The position requires systems-level thinking and collaboration with Hardware and Software teams, Systems Engineering, Program Management, feature owners, and suppliers. The engineer will support system upgrades and enhancements, develop data analysis methods for multiple test environments, and identify opportunities to use HIL and CAE methodologies for platform and sensor verification. The role also champions continuous improvement of verification and validation processes through industry best practices and emerging technologies.

This is a hybrid position requiring onsite work four or more days per week. Ford offers a salary range of $69,000–$162,900. Visa sponsorship is not available; candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Controls, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• At least 2 years of validation or test engineering experience in a professional or educational setting, or a combination of both.
• Experience with data collection and analysis in laboratory, HIL, and vehicle test environments.
• General knowledge of or experience developing or testing ADAS-domain features and sensing systems, such as radar, cameras, lidar, ultrasonic sensors, or related vehicle systems.
• Technical skills using Vector, CANalyzer, and CANape tools.
• Strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Controls, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Experience leading validation and verification of ADAS sensing systems.
• Experience with computer vision and radar tracking of people, vehicles, static roadway obstacles, or other typical road objects.
• Experience with computer-vision detection and tracking of signs, lights, lanes, and other key artifacts.
• Understanding of embedded hardware and software design.
• Experience reviewing, categorizing, and analyzing field data to identify error states and failure modes.
• Experience developing, conducting, observing, and reporting statistically relevant V&V methods across the global population.
• Experience with MobilEye EyeQ technology.
• Exposure to vehicle attribute development, such as Vehicle Dynamics, NVH, Package, and Performance/FE.
• Experience in project management and/or an integration role, including leading and directing team members.
• Experience with failure-mode analysis techniques.
• Understanding of Kalman filtering, vehicle dynamics, and linear or nonlinear control methods.
• Software engineering and algorithm-development experience in any language, such as C, C++, Python, or MATLAB.

Responsibilities

• Develop, refine, and execute design validation methods to assess sensing-system performance at component, system, and vehicle levels across diverse environmental conditions and cross-carline noise factors.
• Support development, design, and verification of ADAS sensing-system use cases, functional-level requirements, and performance targets.
• Support ADAS sensing-system upgrades and enhancements by collaborating with feature owners on modeling changes, regression testing, test-vector support, data review, issue identification, and supplier coordination.
• Develop and improve system- and subsystem-level designs, interfaces, and specifications to support consistent sensing performance across Ford vehicles.
• Ensure system design, failure-mode analysis, functional-safety work, and related deliverables support integration with existing features and a positive user experience.
• Support development of data-analysis techniques and methods for sensing-system data from SIL, HIL, bench, and vehicle test environments.
• Coordinate with Software Development, Program Management, Systems Engineering, and suppliers to align V&V activities with project goals.
• Identify and implement opportunities to use HIL and CAE methods for ADAS platform and sensor performance verification.
• Improve V&V processes and methodologies using industry best practices and emerging technologies.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new-parent ramp-up programs, and subsidized backup childcare.
• Family-building benefits, including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement and fertility treatments.
• 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: Entry Level