Core System Architecture integration Engineer

Ford • Dearborn, MI

11h • $84,480 - $162,120 • Hybrid

About The Position

Architecture, system, and subsystem changes are managed within a controlled change management environment such as JIRA, enabling traceability, analytical reporting, and the generation of development health metrics, scorecards, and progress dashboards that reflect ECU development status.
The selected candidate will lead architecture enhancements and execution at both the architecture and ECU levels. Responsibilities include driving and tracking architecture implementation, ECU development progress, interface alignment, and overall delivery timing across hardware, software, and system domains using the JIRA tracking platform. This role requires strong coordination with cross-functional stakeholders including commodity owners, system owners, platform owners, and feature teams to ensure successful architecture implementation and deployment of incremental or new capabilities aligned with the overall E/E architecture strategy. The overall system scope spans in-vehicle subsystems, cloud/backend platforms, and vehicle front-end interfaces.
Driver, Facilitate and coordinate the development of an architecture by applying Agile Methodology through and implementation to foster Program Implementation (PI) and iterative (sprint) releases.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline.
• 4+ years of experience in system or ECU development, or lifecycle program management supporting the release of automotive electronic systems to manufacturing.
• 5+ experience with high-performing teams and fostering a positive, collaborative work environment.
• 3+ demonstrated proactive capability and strong teamwork orientation.
• 1+ proficiency with JIRA for development tracking, reporting, and analytics.
• 2+ strong test management and cross-functional coordination skills.

Nice To Haves

• Software development experience preferred.
• Experience with requirements and configuration management platforms such as Jama, Teamcenter VSM, JIRA, and GitHub is preferred.
• Ability to work within a hybrid work environment (combination of on-site and remote work).
• Prefer to have AI development experience.
• Demonstrate teamwork and work ethics.
• Demonstrates good leadership behaviors.
• Strong analytical skillset.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to meet time sensitive deadlines.
• Ability to make sound decisions and exercise good judgment pertaining to operating procedures and projects.
• Mindset of Continuous Improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Architecture network and ECUs development progress tracking in JIRA controlled tracking System.
• Develop Artificial Intelligence scripts for certain projects.
• Manage and roll out new or update requirements, in addition, track SW delivery for new changes.
• Lead cross functional team meetings to discuss Arch/ECU development topics.
• Collaborate with cross-functional team to coordinate the different development phases tasks related to sourcing, requirements, development, validation, and production build.
• Lead series of meetings to coordinate progress and facilitate incremental or changes.
• Evaluate and quantify system progress report/data from JIRA system or an alternative system.
• Assist team with JIRA repository and or training.
• Support teams meeting to facilitate and import ECUs data in JIRA.
• Utilize JiRA to generate development analytical reports and progress health chart (scorecards/metric) to be presented to cross-functional team.
• Coordinate closely with the broader subsystem SW, HW, ME progress to align with vehicle Program incremental (PI) or milestones through product lifecycle.
• Communicate with system, cloud/backend and front-end teams on system requirements.
• Communicate specification(s) to the designated ECUs teams.
• Present new changes or data to cross functional team.
• Generate JIRA data reports and present them to cross-functional teams.
• Assist team with technical question and dialog with the right team.
• Facilitate and coordinate Technical Design review and tech Q&A with suppliers and ECU owners.

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
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees