Sr. Systems Development Engineer

Ford Motor Company • Dearborn, MI

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About The Position

The Software Product Engineer (SPE) is the feature delivery lead within in-vehicle infotainment responsible for translating product and design intent into executable software backlogs and driving delivery across the in-vehicle digital experience, supporting middleware/services, and vehicle integration. This role has broad organizational influence across Product Management, Digital Product Design, engineering scrum teams, and testing to ensure feature readiness, integration quality, and release outcomes. The SPE is accountable for cross-team alignment, dependency and risk management, and integrated validation from concept through launch. This leadership role drives predictable program execution, customer-ready feature quality, and on-time delivery to vehicle platforms. In this role, the SPE will own Driver Information HMI, including layouts, animations, themes, drive modes, and feature integration across our Build, Thrill, and Adventure domains. This SPE will also be responsible for our Welcome & Farewell screen experiences across in-vehicle displays.

Requirements

• Feature delivery lead within in-vehicle infotainment
• Translating product and design intent into executable software backlogs
• Driving delivery across the in-vehicle digital experience, supporting middleware/services, and vehicle integration
• Organizational influence across Product Management, Digital Product Design, engineering scrum teams, and testing
• Ensuring feature readiness, integration quality, and release outcomes
• Accountable for cross-team alignment, dependency and risk management, and integrated validation from concept through launch
• Driving predictable program execution, customer-ready feature quality, and on-time delivery to vehicle platforms
• Owning Driver Information HMI, including layouts, animations, themes, drive modes, and feature integration across Build, Thrill, and Adventure domains
• Responsible for Welcome & Farewell screen experiences across in-vehicle displays

Responsibilities

• Translate product and design intent into executable software backlogs.
• Drive delivery across the in-vehicle digital experience, supporting middleware/services, and vehicle integration.
• Ensure feature readiness, integration quality, and release outcomes.
• Accountable for cross-team alignment, dependency and risk management, and integrated validation from concept through launch.
• Drive predictable program execution, customer-ready feature quality, and on-time delivery to vehicle platforms.
• Own Driver Information HMI, including layouts, animations, themes, drive modes, and feature integration across Build, Thrill, and Adventure domains.
• Responsible for Welcome & Farewell screen experiences across in-vehicle displays.

What This Job Offers

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