Feature Systems Engineer

Ford Motor Company

Feature Systems Engineer leading automotive feature development from concept to production at Ford Motor Company. Driving innovation in smart vehicle technologies and collaborating across teams.

Posted 5/6/2026full-timeDearborn • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $125,362 - $188,557 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudJavaPythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the development of features at the systems engineering level from concept feature development to production and manage feature upgrade and migration plan.
Define requirements, design architecture, implement code, and conduct thorough testing.
Evaluate potential design options to make appropriate proposals considering feature requirements, available technology, efficiency, and platform capabilities.
Conduct feasibility studies, prototype solutions, and analyze performance metrics.
Model the system from the data abstraction layer, simplifying complex systems by breaking them down into smaller, more manageable parts.
Use modeling tools and techniques to represent the system's behavior and facilitate communication and collaboration among team members.
Allocate features and functions across electronic modules and subsystems to meet cost, quality and feature performance targets.
Develop feature specifications, feature Failure Mode Avoidance documentation, and feature verification plans.
Own and craft DFMEA's through the standard development process.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather business requirements, use cases, user experience, performance measures, and system interfaces between key components and translate them into tangible technical specifications, and drive feature development.
Review existing system designs to find new opportunities for cost or quality improvement.
Interact with program teams, core engineers and functional areas to create balanced solutions to competing requirements.
Undertake functional/non-functional requirements gathering and champion Technical Design Reviews, soliciting feedback from all partners, and ensuring agreement from Privacy/Legal, Security, Safety (if required).
Apply test-driven-development mindset in progressing a system concept to implementation through various stages (from requirements through launch).
Automate testing procedures and build comprehensive test suites to ensure the quality and reliability of features systems.
Design test cases, develop automated test scripts, and analyze test results to identify and resolve issues.
Develop and author product-specific requirements, evaluating quality and assisting with issue triage, as necessary, to determine root cause.
Work with development teams to ensure that the code meets the required specifications and to resolve any defects.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Automotive Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering or a related field and 4 years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation.
4 years of experience with performing systems analysis and designing systems, subsystems, or components defining requirements.
2 years of experience investigating and resolving feature-specific issues during product development and launch or analyzing system failure points and evaluating solution proposals.
2 years of experience interfacing cloud-to-vehicle modem communications; or applying network communication protocols, transport protocols, and payload optimization techniques.
2 years of experience utilizing automotive communication protocols including CAN, CAN FD, LIN, and Ethernet.
2 years of experience defining systems/feature requirements at the concept level to technology level and test cases, implementing code, and conducting thorough testing.
2 years of experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to gather business requirements, use cases, user experience, performance measures, and system interfaces.
1 year of experience programming using SQL, JAVA, C, C++ or Python, along with MATLAB, Simulink, or SysML (MagicDraw).

Benefits

Comp & perks

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
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

systems engineeringfeature developmentarchitecture designcode implementationtestingDFMEAtest-driven developmentautomated testingSQLPython

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingrequirements gatheringanalytical skillsleadershiporganizational skillscross-functional teamworkfeedback solicitationquality improvement

Certifications

Master’s degree in Automotive EngineeringMaster’s degree in Systems EngineeringMaster’s degree in Mechanical EngineeringMaster’s degree in Electrical and Computer EngineeringMaster’s degree in Mechatronics Engineering