Software Engineer

Who We Are:

We are the Product Development (PD) Platform Operations team, the driving force behind Ford's next-generation infrastructure and software solutions. Our mission is to build scalable, highly available environments that empower our engineers to design and build the vehicles of the future. We thrive on innovation, embracing cutting-edge technologies and methodologies like Infrastructure-as-Code, Configuration-as-Code (powered by Ansible), and cloud-native development – all while using CI/CD methodologies.

 

Why Join Us? Join a tight-knit, rapidly growing team that values collaboration, continuous learning, and a passion for pushing technological boundaries. Be at the forefront of modernizing Ford's core product lifecycle management (PLM) processes and have a direct impact on the tools our engineers use every day. This role is specifically within the Software Development portion of our Product Development (PD) Platform Operations team, helping maintain all aspects of our deployed Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE (3DX) and Siemens Teamcenter platforms.

Release Management & Coordination: • Plan, coordinate, and execute software releases across multiple repositories & development teams  • Develop & maintain release schedules, timelines, and milestone tracking – in Jira  • Coordinate with development, QA, DevOps, product and operations teams to ensure release readiness  • Facilitate release planning meetings and go/no-go decision processes  • Serve as primary point of contact for release status, changes, due dates, & escalations  • Manage release communications to stakeholders and end users  • Manage expectations with product owners, engineering leadership, and business stakeholders  • Coordinate hotfix and emergency release procedures  • Lead incident response for release-related issues and rollbacks  • Perform risk assessments for high-impact releases

Process Development & Maintenance:  • Enforce standardized release processes and procedures  • Maintain release documentation, runbooks, and best practices  • Continuously improve release processes to increase efficiency and reduce risk • Implement and monitor release metrics and KPIs • Conduct post-release retrospectives and implement lessons learned

Process Improvement & Analysis: • Identify strategic opportunities within the software development process where automation can be implemented • Analyze test coverage metrics and identify gaps in automation • Locate bugs and quality issues across business, development, and service-level IT processes • Present quality metrics and testing reports to stakeholder teams

Technical Implementation & Innovation: • Configure automation tools & frameworks to enhance capabilities • Maintain and optimize existing automation infrastructure for maximum efficiency • Build custom tools when standard solutions don't meet requirements • Research emerging testing technologies and recommend adoption strategies

Collaboration: • Work with development teams during sprint planning to identify testing requirements • Participate in agile ceremonies including stand-ups, retrospectives, and sprint planning • Coordinate with product owners to validate requirements and acceptance criteria • Partner with infrastructure teams to optimize test environment management • Mentor development teams on automation best practices and conduct training sessions

Documentation & Standards: • Create comprehensive release plans and automation guidelines • Establish best practices across development teams • Update documentation to reflect current processes and procedures 

 • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent work experience

 • 4+ years working on a high-functioning software development & engineering team

 • Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities

 • Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively across departments

 • Detail-oriented mindset with a passion for quality and continuous improvement

 

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, and prescription drug coverage• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases