Vehicle Controls Platform Architect

Ford • Dearborn, MI

6d • $147,077 - $192,900 • Hybrid

About The Position

Ford Motor Company is hiring a Vehicle Controls Platform Architect in Dearborn, Michigan. This is a hybrid position, with work performed both from home and at the worksite; employees must live within a reasonable commuting distance. The role focuses on architecting and configuring the foundational platform for vehicle control systems, including BSW and AUTOSAR components, diagnostics, watchdog, and non-volatile memory. The architect will help ensure platform stability, reliability, and performance; troubleshoot processor resets and software issues; and optimize architecture by distributing runnables across processor cores.

The position also integrates third-party software components (SIPs) and supplier-built software into the platform, and analyzes and troubleshoots vehicle and powertrain functional issues to identify root causes, validate corrective actions, and develop preventative measures. The salary range is $147,077–$192,900 per year.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electronic Engineering, Electronic and Communications Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Seven years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or a related occupation.
• Seven years of experience developing embedded software using C or C++ in the automotive domain.
• Five years of experience using embedded software platforms and low-level device programming in the automotive domain to develop and integrate system-level functionalities.
• Three years of experience integrating BSW, SIP, and LLDs from suppliers into powertrain modules.
• Two years of experience designing and architecting the low-level platform stack for powertrain modules, including memory management, bootloaders, cybersecurity considerations, multicore/chrono optimization, and triaging platform-level resets.
• Two years of experience optimizing the low-level stack for functional safety, including MPU protection and chrono optimization of a multicore processor with lockstep/functionally safe cores.
• One year of experience designing or configuring an automotive bootloader for powertrain applications to use across different modules.
• One year of experience optimizing the low-level stack for cybersecurity, including work with the Hardware Security Module.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Architect and configure the foundational platform for vehicle control systems.
• Configure BSW and AUTOSAR components, including diagnostics, watchdog, and non-volatile memory.
• Troubleshoot low-level processor resets and software issues, identify root causes, and implement solutions.
• Optimize platform architecture by strategically distributing runnables across processor cores.
• Integrate third-party software components (SIPs) and supplier-built software into the platform.
• Analyze and troubleshoot vehicle and powertrain functional issues.
• Determine root causes, validate corrective actions, and develop preventative measures.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, and subsidized backup childcare.
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases.
• Tuition assistance.
• Employee resource groups.
• Paid time off for individual and team community service.
• 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