THE ROLE:
Join the Product Development team and be a driving force behind the delivery of Ford's latest automotive infotainment and active safety technologies. The Software Product Engineer (SPE) lives at the intersection of Deep Technical Expertise, Product Ownership, and Engineering Execution. You will focus on defining and building the In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) software systems and Human-Machine Interface (HMI) for advanced camera and ADAS features. Serving as the "technical glue" across functions, you will own the end-to-end engineering lifecycle of how these complex, safety-critical features are visualized and interacted with by the driver.
YOUR IMPACT:
- Technical Ownership & Execution: Own the end-to-end technical execution of the IVI Camera and ADAS HMI software from early design through production release. Maintain a deep architectural understanding of video processing pipelines, HMI rendering logic, UI workflows, interface interactions (CAN, SOA) between the IVI system and ADAS modules, and display hardware constraints.
- Architecture & Design: Own and lead architecture and design for camera, parking and trailering HMI features, define interfaces and confirm specification completeness before software implementation begins.
- Cross-Functional Leadership: Partner closely with Product, Design, UX/UI, and core ADAS engineering teams to shape feature direction. Ensure alignment between user experience, display performance (latency/framerate), technical feasibility, and strict safety/regulatory compliance.
- Agile & Technical Planning: Translate product intent and UI/UX flows (e.g., Figma) into engineering-ready technical stories for IVI SW stack (HMI apps, feature arbitration, platform services etc). Lead technical inputs for Program Increment (PI) Planning and participate in sprint ceremonies not just as a facilitator, but as a technical voice guiding feasibility and execution.
- Validation & Root Cause Triage: Lead defect triage with a focus on technical root cause isolation using vehicle logs and debug traces. Validate end-to-end feature functionality—including camera image quality, UI responsiveness, alert timing, and dynamic visual overlay accuracy—in simulated environments (HIL with video/sensor injection) and in-vehicle displays.
- Quality & Compliance: Ensure software quality through code reviews, rigorous testing, DFMEA execution, ASPICE compliance, and strict adherence to functional safety (ISO 26262) and regulatory standards (e.g., FMVSS 111 for rear visibility).
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
- 7+ years of experience in embedded software development or systems engineering, with a direct focus on In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI), automotive display/HMI systems for Camera/ADAS features.
- Experience with vehicle architecture and automotive communication protocols (CAN, Automotive Ethernet, SOME/IP).
- Proven experience translating UI/UX designs into functional HMI logic and bridging the gap between middleware services and the user interface.
- Experience managing Agile projects and utilizing modern work management tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence).
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Master’s degree in a related technical field (e.g., Computer Vision, Image Processing).
- Deep understanding of camera processing pipelines: Image Signal Processing (ISP), video codecs (H.264/H.265), and hardware interfaces (MIPI/CSI, SerDes, FPD-Link) and rendering frameworks (e.g., OpenGL, Vulkan).
- OS & Middleware Expertise: Extensive experience with QNX and/or Android Automotive (AAOS), including Android Camera HAL and vehicle signal routing.
- Experience triaging issues using log analysis and diagnostic tools (NeoVi, VehicleSpy, Vector Tools, CANalyzer, Wireshark).
- Familiarity with automotive functional safety standards (ISO 26262 / ASIL), camera regulations (FMVSS 111), ASPICE compliance, and DFMEAs.
- Experience with embedded build systems (Buildroot, QNX system builder) and revision control (Git/GitHub).
You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!
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.
This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $86,600-$144,900. Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.
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Visa sponsorship is available for this position.
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