Body Controls – Seats Software Design and Release Engineer

Ford Motor Company

Body Controls Engineer in Ford's Electric Vehicles team overseeing software for Seat Electronic Control Units. Leading software delivery and system integration for innovative automotive solutions.

Posted 5/5/2026full-timeDearborn • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $74,300 - $166,200 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Flash

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

SW Applications Engineer for Seat Electronic Control Units.
Lead End to End Software Delivery and system integration for Seat Electronic Control Units, including technical execution, meeting deadlines and adhering to program requirements.
Evaluate program definition and work with feature teams to determine content and market variations.
Lead Statement of Work/RFQ package completion software integration.
Define electrical interfaces related to software and manage changes by controlling the Software release content.
Conduct Design Reviews with interfacing Ford activities, vehicle package, Seats Core Software and supplier engineering.
Conduct Subsystem level validation through Customer Acceptance Testing (CAT) on each Software release (Subsystem and/or Vehicle).
Lead quality/warranty analysis and corrective actions.
Lead program specific SW Failure Mode Avoidance (SW-DFMEA).
Communicate with FSIM, PMT to support program deliverables.
Agile Collaboration: Facilitate effective collaboration between JIRA Saga owners and the supplier software development team to ensure efficient and timely software delivery across programs.
Cultivate Innovation and Improvement, promote a team environment that fosters innovation, problem-solving, and continuous improvement.
Provide on-site support to troubleshoot, flash, test or validate Seat Controls SW.
Collaborate very closely with Body Interior, Seat Feature Systems Engineer, ECU HW Engineer on design, troubleshooting and quality control of the seat control system.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or related field or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
5+ years of experience in the automotive industry
3+ years of experience in electrical & electronics Engineering, Systems Engineering and functional specifications.
M.S. in Electrical, Mechanical Engineering (even better).
3+ years of experience with SW release practices (SWAD, WERS, IVS, Agile).
Experience with Software program management.
Experience with MS Office, Vector tools such as CANalyzer, use of an oscilloscope and other troubleshooting tools; experience with Ford product development system applications is a plus (WERS, AVBOM, PPM Audit, Digital Buck, Team Center, Integrator).

Benefits

Comp & perks

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.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Software DeliverySystem IntegrationElectrical InterfacesSoftware Release PracticesCustomer Acceptance TestingSW Failure Mode AvoidanceSoftware Program ManagementElectrical EngineeringElectronics EngineeringSystems Engineering

Soft Skills

LeadershipCollaborationProblem-solvingCommunicationInnovationContinuous ImprovementTeam EnvironmentDeadline ManagementQuality ControlTechnical Execution

Certifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical EngineeringBachelor’s Degree in Mechanical EngineeringM.S. in Electrical EngineeringM.S. in Mechanical Engineering