Virtual Validation Engineer

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow’s transportation.

You'll have...

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field or a combination of education and equivalent experience

2+ years of experience with ADAS simulation software (CarMaker, CarSim or similar)

2+ years of experience in model based development using Simulink

2+ years of professional programming experience with C++ or Python

2+ years of experience with Linux or Virtual Machines

Vehicle or subsystem development / V&V assessment experience in ADAS / VehDyn / Chassis Systems, with understanding in vehicle / system-level acceptance criteria

Experience in developing plant and control models of variant fidelity (incl. Vehicle Dynamics, Brake, Steering or powertrain)

Basic understanding of Vehicle network (CAN, CAN FD, TCP / IP, ethernet

Development knowledge with ADAS common feature applications (Forward Collision Warning / Braking, Adaptive Cruise Control, Blind Spot Monitoring Systems, Lane Warning / Keeping)

Even better, you may have...

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field

Experience in working with HIL platforms

Experience in ADAS / AV software development

Experience in CI / CD platforms like Github Actions, Jenkins

Experience ADAS / AV enablers : camera, radar, ultrasonic and LiDAR sensing, senor fusion, image processing, artificial intelligence and machine learning

Experience in data acquisition of vehicle networks and ECU internal data

Experience in software simulation for automated systems (ADAS, Autonomy, robotics,

Driver-in-the-Loop (DiL- simulator) or Hardware-in-the-Loop (HiL) experience, real-time systems, integrated ECU (VI-Grade, Bosch, ABD, Ansible, Concurrent, or other)

Experience working within an Agile Software Development Methodology

Strong written and verbal communication

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 range of salary grades 7-8 and ranges from $97,140- $190,500.

Visa sponsorship is available for this position.