Staff Build Engineer

Ford

1h

About The Position

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. For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL6SP4 Visa sponsorship is available for this position. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, STEM, or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years of experience with Yocto build systems.
• Expert-level understanding of Git and version control strategies.
• Experience with containerization technologies and tools: Docker, Podman, and Buildah.
• Implementation of CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions/GitLab CI.
• Understanding of build security practices and artifact signing.
• Experience with build performance optimization and metrics collection.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Computer Science or other STEM focus areas with prior experience as an embedded software developer.
• Experience with embedded systems development and multiple target architectures.
• Experience with additional build systems like Jenkins or TeamCity.
• Knowledge of automotive industry standards (ISO 26262, ASPICE).
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools for build systems.
• Familiarity with regulatory compliance requirements for embedded systems.
• Knowledge of branching strategies and release management processes.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and analyze requirements for build system enhancements.
• Drive architectural decisions for build system improvements.
• Design and implement solutions to improve build reproducibility, reliability and efficiency.
• Develop and maintain build automation tools and scripts.
• Manage and maintain build infrastructure, ensuring high availability and performance.
• Implement and maintain build security practices, including artifact signing and vulnerability scanning.
• Ensure compliance with automotive industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Document build processes, configurations, and architectural decisions.

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