Senior Staff Embedded Software Engineer - Infra BSP, Power Management

Ford • Palo Alto, CA

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About The Position

Lead the design and implementation of IVI and surrounding power management strategies. Work with cross-functional teams across the vehicle in designing power-efficient strategies. Develop software that seamlessly crosses multiple runtime domains. Conduct system-wide performance, power and optimization analysis. Work closely with cross-functional stakeholders including systems engineering, hardware, MCU, and integration. Participate in system-level debugging activities that may span within the IVI or across the entire vehicle. Write concise design documents and keep detailed notes and data. As a Sr. Staff Software Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in a team that delivers critical foundational platform services that the system relies on. As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including: 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. This position is a leadership level 5 and ranges from $163,080-308,880. For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL5 Visa sponsorship is available for this position. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• 10+ years of experience in the embedded operating systems space, production delivery record in the automotive industry.
• Expert-level proficiency in C/C++ for embedded systems development.
• Proven history of leading embedded power management strategies and deployments, such as Suspend-to-RAM/Disk or other low-power modes.
• Solid understanding of automotive electrical architectures and electronic interfaces.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with a pro-active approach to mitigating issues before they arise.
• Experience developing software in multiple operating systems, such as RTOS, Linux, and/or bootloaders.
• Experience working logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and other electronic laboratory equipment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of IVI and surrounding power management strategies.
• Work with cross-functional teams across the vehicle in designing power-efficient strategies.
• Develop software that seamlessly crosses multiple runtime domains.
• Conduct system-wide performance, power and optimization analysis.
• Work closely with cross-functional stakeholders including systems engineering, hardware, MCU, and integration.
• Participate in system-level debugging activities that may span within the IVI or across the entire vehicle.
• Write concise design documents and keep detailed notes and data.

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: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees