Staff Vehicle Software Integration Engineer

Ford Motor • Palo Alto, CA

95d • Hybrid

About The Position

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. The Chassis Software Systems Integration Engineer role will focus on the development, integration, and validation of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) for our next-generation electric vehicle platform. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including software, hardware, network communications, and vehicle testing, to ensure seamless system performance and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and integrate BLE TPMS software into the vehicle's embedded control systems, ensuring compliance with industry and regulatory standards.
• Design and implement communication protocols for BLE TPMS data exchange with vehicle ECUs and cloud-based diagnostics.
• Collaborate with suppliers to evaluate BLE TPMS hardware, ensuring compatibility with vehicle architectures and performance requirements.
• Conduct validation and testing of BLE TPMS, including lab bench setups, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL), and on-vehicle testing.
• Analyze and optimize BLE communication performance, addressing latency, interference, and reliability challenges.
• Develop diagnostics and failure detection strategies for TPMS, ensuring robust fault handling and reporting.
• Support cybersecurity and over-the-air (OTA) update strategies for BLE TPMS software.
• Troubleshoot integration issues across software, hardware, and networking layers, ensuring seamless operation within the vehicle system.
• Create documentation and support homologation efforts for TPMS compliance with global regulatory standards.

What This Job Offers

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