Engineer
Cummins Inc.
Python
Advanced Feature Engineer
Ford Motor Company
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Dearborn • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Connect the new experiences and develop a concept of how this can be realized on the vehicle platforms and electrical architectures.
- Interface with multi-functional teams including Ford and supplier Body, Chassis, Electrical Engineering, etc. teams to lead overall feature development, maturation and decision-making
- Collaborate with Digital Product Teams to refine the UX and feature definition.
- Collaborate with Platform System teams and/or functional areas to define the supporting functionality and feature definition for the use cases.
- Collaborate with the Platform team to ensure the right hardware capability is included and the right APIs are on the roadmap and included in the feature functionality.
- Work on concepts being passed from R&A, assisting in further development to ready for the programs.
- Work on “special projects” when other teams do not have the resources to support, can be a variety of different developments ranging from Police features to new technology assessments.
- Perform competitive analysis and maintain knowledge of emerging technologies in the automotive, consumer and commercial fields
- Development of vehicle architectures and full tech stack to enable world class experiences.
- Lead team modernization and transformation including adoption of JIRA to track full life-cycle of SW development process.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree
- 5+ years of experience in digital focused systems including sensors, actuators, ECUs, software
- 5+ years with managing vehicle programs, GPDS and the technology planning processes
- 5+ years of experience managing features from conception to launch, with the product delivering end-user experiences
- Experience coding, modeling and prototyping
- Experience with digital signal protocols and processing of data
- Master’s degree
- Strong communication (oral and written) skills; including the ability to explain complex concepts to audiences of varying levels of technical understanding
- Systems engineering knowledge and capability
- Able to cover a wide range of technical topics
- Strong leadership skills – ability to manage meetings with senior leaders
- Experience with in-vehicle architectures and their roadmaps, constraints, and complexity
- Experience with human-centered design and working directly with customers
- Nimble business mind with a focus on developing creative solutions that deliver impact
- Hyper collaborative, team centric leader, that can encourage and partner with teams and leaders, regardless of level to advance the integration of digital experiences
Benefits
- 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.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
digital systemssensorsactuatorsECUssoftware developmentcodingmodelingprototypingdigital signal protocolsvehicle architectures
Soft skills
communication skillsleadership skillscollaborationproblem-solvingcreativityteamworktechnical explanationadaptabilitycustomer engagementproject management
Certifications
Bachelor's DegreeMaster's Degree
