Senior Embedded Software Engineer, Bootloader

Ford • Allen Park, MI

5h • Hybrid

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?
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

• 8+ years of hands-on experience in: o Embedded software development using C/C++, with a focus on resource-constrained systems. o Working within an automotive engineering environment, including familiarity with automotive development lifecycles, quality processes, and industry constraints. o Hardware bring-up, low-level software development, system debugging, and code optimization.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience in: o Automotive communication technologies, including CAN, CAN FD, Ethernet, DoIP, and LIN. o Automotive diagnostic and network protocols, including UDS (ISO 14229) and DoIP (ISO 13400). o Over-the-Air (OTA) software update mechanisms, including secure firmware delivery, validation, rollback, and recovery strategies. o Low-level embedded software development, including boot-loader design, hardware bring-up, device driver development, and RTOS integration. o Use of industry-standard development and validation tools such as Vector CANoe, NXP Design Studio, Git, and JIRA.
• 1+ year of experience in: o Automotive cybersecurity standards and regulations, including ISO/SAE 21434 and UNECE R155/R156, with practical exposure to cybersecurity assessment, implementation, or validation activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, testing and maintenance of secure, high-performance boot loaders for Ford's next generation electric vehicles.
• Work cross-functionally to define the boot loader architecture and interfaces for multiple ECUs using a variety of microprocessors.
• Work with/resolve ambiguity in requirements/specifications/designs.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship across the organization related to security, boot loaders and software updates.
• Design safe, secure, portable code that scales as new ECUs and hardware platforms are added.
• Implement secure boot.
• Implement secure software update for a complex networked vehicle architecture using multiple physical layers.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and best practices.
• Develop comprehensive test plans and perform thorough testing to validate functionality, reliability, and performance under various conditions.
• Keep up to date with industry trends and regulatory requirements related to cybersecurity. Have deep understanding of bootloader architectures, including secure boot and secure software updates.
• Collaborate and communicate complex technical concepts. Deliver high-quality C code in a real-time embedded environment.

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
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees