Release Train Engineer, Systems and Core Architecture

Ford Motor Company • Dearborn, MI

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About The Position

This role operates across the full Systems and Core Architecture (SCA) domain, with the EPM team supporting: In-vehicle networking, including CAN, LIN, Ethernet, interfaces, communication layers, and related software stacks; Diagnostics, including diagnostic data, DTCs, parsed data, prognostics, and related vehicle diagnostic capabilities; Power controls and management; Cross-domain and vertical feature delivery that depends on strong systems and architecture coordination; Current and next-generation vehicle architectures, including FNV3.x delivery and next-generation platform planning. This role carries dual accountability — for the health and performance of the SCA Agile Release Train and for the people on the EPM team delivering within it. You will influence how Ford executes across systems, software, and architecture at scale, while directly developing the next generation of technical program leaders within SCA. You will work closely with: Your EPM team to coach, develop, and support execution across SCA delivery domains; Tech Platform teams to align the ART to platform cadence and manage cross-ART program dependencies; Tech Strategy teams to connect ART execution to longer-term architectural direction and SDV roadmap priorities; Engineering and validation teams to drive technical delivery from design through release at the ART level; Supplier partners to extend ART execution capacity and coordinate delivery across key technical domains; Other RTEs and similar leaders to maintain enterprise agile alignment and contribute to broader SAFe maturity at Ford.

Requirements

• Experience operating across the full Systems and Core Architecture (SCA) domain.
• Experience supporting In-vehicle networking, including CAN, LIN, Ethernet, interfaces, communication layers, and related software stacks.
• Experience supporting Diagnostics, including diagnostic data, DTCs, parsed data, prognostics, and related vehicle diagnostic capabilities.
• Experience supporting Power controls and management.
• Experience supporting Cross-domain and vertical feature delivery that depends on strong systems and architecture coordination.
• Experience supporting Current and next-generation vehicle architectures, including FNV3.x delivery and next-generation platform planning.
• Dual accountability for the health and performance of the SCA Agile Release Train and for the people on the EPM team delivering within it.
• Influence how Ford executes across systems, software, and architecture at scale.
• Directly developing the next generation of technical program leaders within SCA.
• Working closely with EPM team to coach, develop, and support execution across SCA delivery domains.
• Working closely with Tech Platform teams to align the ART to platform cadence and manage cross-ART program dependencies.
• Working closely with Tech Strategy teams to connect ART execution to longer-term architectural direction and SDV roadmap priorities.
• Working closely with Engineering and validation teams to drive technical delivery from design through release at the ART level.
• Working closely with Supplier partners to extend ART execution capacity and coordinate delivery across key technical domains.
• Working closely with other RTEs and similar leaders to maintain enterprise agile alignment and contribute to broader SAFe maturity at Ford.
• Establish a healthy, high-performing ART operating rhythm across the SCA team, with clear PI Planning, ART Sync, and Inspect and Adapt practices in place.
• Build a cohesive, growing EPM team with clear roles, strong delivery practices, and visible career development momentum.
• Improve ART-level visibility into dependencies, risks, and execution health across all SCA domains.
• Establish and baseline ART-level metrics that give SCA and program leadership meaningful, real-time insight into delivery performance.
• Drive meaningful improvements in Program Predictability Measure (PPM) and cross-team dependency management across the ART.
• Support the execution of one or more major FNV3.x architecture or feature areas from planning through delivery with stronger predictability and accountability.
• Build trusted working relationships across engineering, platform, strategy, validation, supplier, and leadership teams.
• Contribute to how Ford evolves its SDV delivery operating model at the ART and enterprise level.

Responsibilities

• Operate across the full Systems and Core Architecture (SCA) domain.
• Support In-vehicle networking, including CAN, LIN, Ethernet, interfaces, communication layers, and related software stacks.
• Support Diagnostics, including diagnostic data, DTCs, parsed data, prognostics, and related vehicle diagnostic capabilities.
• Support Power controls and management.
• Support Cross-domain and vertical feature delivery that depends on strong systems and architecture coordination.
• Support Current and next-generation vehicle architectures, including FNV3.x delivery and next-generation platform planning.
• Ensure the health and performance of the SCA Agile Release Train.
• Develop the next generation of technical program leaders within SCA.
• Coach, develop, and support execution across SCA delivery domains with the EPM team.
• Align the ART to platform cadence and manage cross-ART program dependencies with Tech Platform teams.
• Connect ART execution to longer-term architectural direction and SDV roadmap priorities with Tech Strategy teams.
• Drive technical delivery from design through release at the ART level with Engineering and validation teams.
• Extend ART execution capacity and coordinate delivery across key technical domains with Supplier partners.
• Maintain enterprise agile alignment and contribute to broader SAFe maturity at Ford with other RTEs and similar leaders.
• Establish a healthy, high-performing ART operating rhythm across the SCA team, with clear PI Planning, ART Sync, and Inspect and Adapt practices in place.
• Build a cohesive, growing EPM team with clear roles, strong delivery practices, and visible career development momentum.
• Improve ART-level visibility into dependencies, risks, and execution health across all SCA domains.
• Establish and baseline ART-level metrics that give SCA and program leadership meaningful, real-time insight into delivery performance.
• Drive meaningful improvements in Program Predictability Measure (PPM) and cross-team dependency management across the ART.
• Support the execution of one or more major FNV3.x architecture or feature areas from planning through delivery with stronger predictability and accountability.
• Build trusted working relationships across engineering, platform, strategy, validation, supplier, and leadership teams.
• Contribute to how Ford evolves its SDV delivery operating model at the ART and enterprise level.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed