Dir, System Integration & QA

Ford • Palo Alto, CA

1d • $282,880 - $323,663 • Hybrid

About The Position

Ford’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company’s vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You’ll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or a related field and 10 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or a related occupation.
• 10 years of experience with lead execution of end-to-end software integration and debugging using software-in-the-loop (SIL) or hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) systems to identify any bugs, issues or unexpected behavior and validate functionality according to defined requirements to produce production quality software.
• 10 years of experience collaborating and developing features cross-functionally to ensure seamless integration of complex sub-systems.
• 6 years of experience managing complex projects using Agile methodology and tools including JIRA, TestRail, JAMA, or DOORS to ensure on-time delivery and launch.
• 5 years of experience developing and integrating components of software defined vehicle architectures to deliver advanced infotainment software for modern EVs.
• 5 years of experience debugging and troubleshooting infotainment embedded software using tools including TRACE32, Wireshark, ADB, CANalyzer, and IDEs including Eclipse to understand and address software bugs and issues.
• 4 years of experience bootstrapping, building and leading automotive software integration teams to design, test, and integrate software features and platform stability and performance.
• 4 years of experience designing and implementing automated test suites for functional and performance aspects of software using scripting languages including Python and frameworks including Appium and custom test bench setup to increase quality in software with reduced resources and human error.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-performing QA, System Integration and System Engineering teams responsible for the development of IVI systems for a transformative new line of Electric Vehicles.
• Integrate and test high performance compute and real-time software stacks.
• Apply system engineering to design, develop, and deploy production quality software.
• Build prototypes to prove out design concepts.
• Productize proof of concepts.
• Drive cross-functional projects to ensure on-time delivery.
• Debug and solve ambiguous problems ranging from component to system level.
• Ensure teams working on the in-vehicle infotainment system successfully collaborate to produce a system that works end-to-end.
• Define automated testing and integration testing processes.
• Define software release processes.
• Define and drive the system integration and QA strategies and roadmap for IVI system quality, ensuring alignment with Ford's long-term goals and vision for electric vehicles.
• Provide mentorship and career development opportunities to engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence.
• Manage project timelines, priorities, and resources to ensure successful, on-time delivery of IVI solutions.
• Champion best practices in software development, including code quality, security, and performance optimization.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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: Director