Senior Staff Embedded Software Engineer - Infra BSP, Power Management

Ford Motor • Palo Alto, CA

1d • $163,080 - $308,880 • 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. In this position... In this position, you will be a key member in the Infrastructure Platform BSP team, which provides foundational platform services and operating systems on which software applications builds upon. You will be leading design and implementation efforts in building a robust and holistic power management strategy surrounding the Infotainment platform. We work in multiple exciting domains including bootloaders, hypervisors, Linux, and Android. If you are a skilled software engineer with an aptitude towards solving complex problems, we invite you to our team.

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.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with MCU architectures and runtimes.
• 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