Vehicle Controls Communications Stack Software Engineer

Ford • Dearborn, MI

29d • $84,480 - $162,120 • Hybrid

About The Position

Ford is looking for a highly skilled Embedded Software Engineer to join our Vehicle Controls team. In this role, you will be the subject matter expert for the communication stack, ensuring seamless data exchange across vehicle networks. You will join our agile, technically expert engineering team that is innovative, adaptable, curious, and organized to capitalize on emerging trends and opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent.
• 3+ years of experience in embedded software development using C and software lifecycle management.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with AUTOSAR BSW configuration (using Vector DaVinci Configurator) with validation and debugging experience (using CANalyzer).
• 3+ years of experience with Basic Software (BSW) stacks for Crypto and Communication layers, including deep knowledge of AUTOSAR Classic architecture and BSW modules (Com, PduR, CanIf, etc.).
• 3+ years of experience working with vehicle communication protocols such as CAN, CAN‑FD, and LIN.
• 2+ years of experience troubleshooting embedded systems using hardware‑in‑the‑loop (HIL) tools or bus analyzers.

Nice To Haves

• Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent.
• 2+ years of experience using build automation tools (Make, CMake) and version control systems (ClearCase, GitHub).
• 2+ years of experience with scripting for automation, tool development, or data analysis.
• 2+ years of experience with ISO 26262 Functional Safety and automotive cybersecurity standards.
• 1+ years of experience working in an Agile or SAFe development environment using Jira.

Responsibilities

• Architect & Configure: Lead the configuration and integration of the Basic Software (BSW) Communication Stack using Vector tools such as DaVinci Configurator.
• Software Development: Develop embedded C software for communication interfaces, including CAN, CAN-FD, LIN, and Cybersecurity ensuring high-performance and reliable data transmission.
• Lifecycle Management: Manage communication stack software change requests including planning and version control, participate in broad forums from team level code reviews to managements change control boards, maintain tests and documentation for specifications.
• Validation & Troubleshooting: Perform routine design verification along with advanced validation, debugging and root-cause analysis of complex communication and timing issues using Vector CANAlyzer, CANoe, and Lauterbach Trace32.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with network architects and feature engineers to define signal interfaces and ensure powertrain requirements are accurately reflected in databases and embedded software implementation.
• Automation & Scripting: Design and maintain scripts and tools to automate the generation, validation, and testing of communication artifacts (ARXML, DBC, etc.) and build processes.
• Continuous Integration: Support the development of automated CI/CD pipelines for communication software, ensuring rapid and high-quality software releases.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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