Ford Motor Company

Senior Staff Systems Engineer, OTA

Ford Motor Company

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • California

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AndroidLinux

About the role

  • Architect, design, integrate, and test OTA for a software defined platform.
  • Work with suppliers to develop requirements that support OTA for peripheral ECUs.
  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable test infrastructure including test benches, labcars, etc. to support agile OTA testing
  • Design, develop, and maintain test suites that ensure OTA software is production ready
  • Serve as an OTA expert to internal and external customers
  • Develop, and perform stress and performance tests for OTA updates
  • Define KPI metrics for OTA deployment quality in test fleet and for vehicles in the field
  • Debug and root-cause complex issues spanning software, hardware, and cross-ECU communications, driving timely fixes back to development.
  • Contribute to roadmap and strategic planning for future vehicle programs including code refactoring, test strategy, deployment schemes, etc.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or better in software engineering, computer science or a related field or equivalent experience.
  • 7+ years of experience in vehicle software testing and deployment efforts.
  • Proven ability to deliver production worthy OTA updates to all ECUs in a SDV architecture.
  • Experience testing end to end automotive OTA software.
  • A strong grasp of software integration and testing methodologies.
  • Hands-on experience with infotainment systems, embedded software validation, or automotive-grade platforms (Android, QNX, Linux).
  • Hands-on experience with automotive grade real-time ECUs.
  • Experience building and scaling CI/CD pipelines with OTA testing focus
  • A track record of successfully debugging complex software and system problems.
  • Excellent problem-solving abilities and a sharp eye for detail.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Preferred: Experience with Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing or testing directly on physical automotive hardware or vehicles.
  • Preferred: Experience working with specific infotainment operating systems (like Android Automotive, Linux)
  • Preferred: Strong understanding of vehicle networks and debugging tools (CAN, PCAN, Vector, Wireshark).
  • Preferred: Experience with performance testing concepts and automating performance checks.