Platform and Capabilities Systems Engineer

Ford Motor • Allen Park, MI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves? In this position... You will lead the development of developing a pipeline for selected body systems capabilities at the systems engineering level, from early conceptual development through a production environment. This includes driving the development of pipeline components in a process to assess functional capabilities for reusability, robustness, compatibility and expandability , as well as managing complex components to identify gaps using AI and own through system integrations, upgrades, and migration plans.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• High Proficiency in programming languages and formats including C, C++, Python, JSON, and YAML.
• Advanced DevOps skills using LLM integration, agents, cross application and database API integration
• 1+ years of related experience with vehicle electrical architecture, topology, body systems and/or features.
• 1+ years of experience in DevOps and software development
• Concept, Logical and Technical requirement elicitation and authoring in plain text or Gherkin formats.
• Strong learning agility, advanced systems thinking, and exceptional analytical skills.
• Proven ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams.
• Exposure level functional knowledge of electrical module design, networking, wiring, power distribution, chassis systems, and body systems (including lighting, climate, seats, etc.).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to quickly understand, articulate, and resolve complex issues.
• Demonstrated emotional resilience to effectively negotiate cross-functional trade-offs.

Nice To Haves

• A Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechatronics Engineering.
• 3+ years of related experience in an Automotive Engineering role.
• Strong skills using industry-standard tools such as Jira, Jama, FEDE, VSEM, DevOps tools (e.g., Github, Visual Studio), and Matlab/Simulink.
• Extensive Electrical Systems Engineering experience, including a deep understanding of the systems engineering V-model.
• Experience in automotive software Design & Release (D&R).
• Experience with Vehicle-to-Cloud (V2C) work.
• Expertise in Vehicle cybersecurity.
• Proven launch experience in automotive programs.

Responsibilities

• Develop backend pipelines for Platform Systems definitions including Requirements, DFMEA, Boundary Diagrams, SysML elements, Capability Dictionaries, WiKi’s
• Automate gap analysis between current and future capability requirements and actual implementation and requirements.
• Optimize current pipelines for engineering processes and determine improvements that yield faster iterations with automation.
• Create quality analysis of various artifacts used in the engineering processes using LLM.
• Lead the design of the DevOps process in alignment of current vehicle architectures and adapt to changes in the rapidly changing landscape of vehicle software.
• Experiment with automating the pipeline processes to include proof of concept validation simulations.
• Lead the process reviews of submits in our git repositories for the entire team.
• Integrating input of cross-functional interfacing teams needs into the pipelines output.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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