ECG Software D&R

Ford’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company’s vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You’ll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams.

In this position... 

We are seeking a motivated, technical, and passionate engineer to manage the Enhanced Central Gateway (ECG) module and lead end to end ECG software delivery and system integration across FNV2, FNV3 and FNV3.x architectures. This role is required to perform on site validation and launch leadership, foster agile cross functional collaboration, proactively manage risks, and ensure on time GPDS sign off and post launch support.

What you'll do...

• Lead Software Delivery and Integration: delivering and integrating ECG software into FNV2, FNV3, and FNV3.x vehicles. This includes overseeing technical execution, meeting deadlines, and adhering to project requirements.

• Drive Vehicle Launch Success: Provide leadership and support for the successful launch of new vehicles by ensuring timely integration and functionality of ECG software. Manage ongoing improvements and software maintenance to address post-launch issues.

• Foster Agile Collaboration: Facilitate effective collaboration between program teams and the internal software development team. Champion agile methodologies to ensure efficient and timely software delivery across multiple vehicle programs.

• Cultivate Innovation and Improvement: Promote a team environment that fosters innovation, problem-solving, and continuous improvement. Encourage exploration of new solutions and strategies to enhance ECG software.

• Ensure On-Time Delivery: Partner with software development program management teams to define and implement processes that guarantee the on-time delivery of software, aligned with established vehicle program requirements.

• Leverage Data-Driven Approach: Advocate for and utilize connected vehicle data to support engineering problem-solving and data-driven decision-making processes.

• On-site support: Provide on-site support to troubleshoot, flash, test or validate ECG SW at system level (Breadboard or vehicle) to help collect data required to improve SW quality.

• Proactive Risk Management: Apply project management best practices by proactively identifying potential project risks associated with software development and integration. Develop mitigation strategies or escalate critical risks for timely resolution.

You'll have...

• B.S. in Electrical, Computer, or Software Engineering or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.

• 2+ years of experience with software release practices (SWAD, WERS, IVS, VADR)

• 3+ years of experience with the following technical skills: CAN and Ethernet communication, Agile SW development, Problem solving (Root cause analysis), Design verification (DV) and Product validation (PV), Failure Mode Avoidance (FMA)

Even better, you may have...

• M.S. in Electrical, Computer, or Software Engineering

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 co