Vehicle Integration Specialist / Software

Ford Motor Company • Long Beach, CA

6d • $81,800 - $182,800 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Software Integration Test Technician prepares vehicles and test environments, deploys software, executes integration tests, and helps investigate issues across vehicle electronic systems. Working with engineering teams, the technician documents findings and supports reliable, repeatable testing. The position is part of Ford’s Product Creation and Industrialization organization, which brings together vehicle, electric, digital, and design teams with the global manufacturing system to develop vehicles, software, and customer experiences.

Requirements

• Associate degree in automotive technology, electronics, mechatronics, computer systems, engineering technology, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• Hands-on experience with vehicle systems, electronics, diagnostics, software integration or testing, test equipment, or prototype vehicles.
• Experience with electronic control systems and software deployment or flashing.
• Familiarity with vehicle networks and diagnostics, such as CAN, LIN, or Ethernet.
• Strong electrical, mechanical, and software-interface troubleshooting skills, and ability to interpret wiring diagrams, schematics, and technical documentation.
• Ability to follow test procedures, analyze vehicle behavior and test data, and document findings accurately.
• Clear communication skills and ability to work independently and collaboratively with engineering teams.
• Ability to work safely around prototype vehicles, test equipment, labs, and high-voltage systems, as applicable.
• Willingness to travel to test locations and development facilities as required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with diagnostic, data-acquisition, software-flashing, network-analysis, or test-management tools.
• Familiarity with HIL systems, lab benches, prototype vehicles, or vehicle software integration.

Responsibilities

• Prepare prototype vehicles, lab benches, HIL systems, and test equipment for software integration and testing.
• Bring vehicles and test assets to readiness by flashing software, applying calibrations, configuring modules, and installing instrumentation.
• Execute vehicle-level integration, functional, regression, and system tests, and help develop repeatable test procedures.
• Monitor vehicle behavior and analyze diagnostics, logs, measurements, and CAN, LIN, Ethernet, or other network data.
• Reproduce and troubleshoot software and hardware integration issues, and share findings with engineering teams to support resolution.
• Record test results, configurations, software versions, conditions, and defects in engineering and issue-tracking systems.
• Support defect tracking and verification, prototype fleet readiness, and the setup, operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of test assets.
• Coordinate testing with engineering teams and support off-site testing at proving grounds and other development facilities as needed.
• Follow safety practices, engineering procedures, release processes, and configuration-management requirements; identify opportunities to improve testing and documentation.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, and subsidized backup child care.
• Family-building benefits, including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement and fertility treatments.
• 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
• Education Level: Associate degree