Senior Network Communications Test Engineer

Ford Motor • Palo Alto, CA

70d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Systems Integration and Test Engineer working on Network Communications (NetComms) will be responsible for complete end to end integration testing of vehicle network architecture down to the physical layer of network and participate in the system level design activities for the LV system and architecture. You will be the point person for anything network testing related on this platform and lead the bring up activities in each of the vehicle builds for your domain. You will Conceptualize, Design, Engineer, Develop and support the launch of next-generation vehicle platforms for electric vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, integration and functional testing of Vehicle Network Architecture and optimization for network switch and various network interfaces such as CAN, 100b-T1 and 10b-T1S Ethernet, LIN, etc.
• Define and document network communication testing requirements, specifications, and interfaces considering factors such as bandwidth, latency, reliability, and scalability.
• Characterize the Vehicle Network by laying out architecture and conducting network performance analysis, simulation, and testing to validate the functionality, reliability, and robustness of network communication systems under various operating conditions and environmental factors.
• Collaborate with part owners, firmware developers and system engineers to determine the optimal functional messages allocation across the vehicle serial data network channels.
• Collaborate with functional safety and functional safety groups to develop network architecture infrastructure enablers to support fail-operational and fail-safe requirements.
• Report development progress and maturity at various program milestones.
• Drive the team to deliver and maintain Interface Definition Documents (DBC/LDF/XML) and chair the Network Change Request Forum to track and manage changes to the network.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees