ADAS Verification & Validation – System HIL Engineer

Ford Motor Company

ADAS Engineer focusing on development of feature test tools and analysis methods. Contributing to ADAS functionality and performance evaluation, ensuring safety and efficiency in automotive systems.

Posted 5/23/2026full-timeDearborn • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $83,000 - $160,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JenkinsPythonUnreal Engine

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work as an individual contributor on an agile test team, developing and proving out test tools, automation, analysis methods, and supporting software testing.
Responsible for developing and bringing up test solutions, in order to perform ADAS features validation.
Develop and integrate software and hardware solutions to improve virtual vehicle test environment for testing of new and existing ADAS features.
Develop and integrate camera, radar, and ultrasonic sensor stimulation and simulation tools for testing of new and existing ADAS features.
Analyze test bench functionality to correlate to vehicle behavior in real world scenarios.
Develop image analysis tools to assess image content in ADAS and infotainment image pipeline.
Prove out test tools and test benches by performing automated and manual test execution and results analysis.
Develop tooling for automated generation of executable test cases from Gherkin scenarios.
Develop library of test cases to validate system function of ADAS ECU, sensors, and software.
Support test execution and issue debugging to verify quality of tools and test cases.
Collaborate cross-functionally with technical specialists, product owner, developers, simulation, HIL test and vehicle test teams to establish tools and test procedures to reduce dependency on vehicle level testing.
Grow and demonstrate technical leadership amongst a team of highly energized and collaborative peers in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering or related field
2+ years of experience in integration and testing of automotive software in a HiL environment
2+ years of experience in test tool development or software development
Experience with Python for test automation.
Experience working with embedded software systems, launching and supporting software for hardware products.
Master’s degree in Electrical, Computer Science, Mechanical, System Engineering or related field (Preferred)
2+ years of experience in integration and testing of ADAS software and sensors in a HiL environment (Preferred)
Experience designing and building HIL (IPG, Vector, NI, dSPACE) test systems for ADAS development and validation (Preferred)
Experience with software development for image analysis (Preferred)
Experience with Tracetronic ecu.test and test.guide software (Preferred)
Experience with ADAS and/or vehicle dynamics simulation tools (CarSim, CarMaker, monoDrive, Unreal, etc.) (Preferred)
Experience working with Github, Jenkins and related build and version control tools (Preferred)
Understanding of various embedded software communication protocols such as CAN, UDS, SOME/IP, UDP, XCP (Preferred)
Experience working in an Agile or V-Cycle software development environment (Preferred)
Initiative, resilience, a strong work ethic and a desire for continuous learning (Preferred)
Must be skilled at working in large team environments and interfacing with technical experts (Preferred)

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

Pythontest automationADAS software integrationHIL testingimage analysis software developmenttest tool developmentsensor stimulationtest case generationautomated test executionvehicle dynamics simulation

Soft Skills

technical leadershipcollaborationinitiativeresiliencestrong work ethiccontinuous learningcommunicationproblem-solvingteamworkadaptability

Certifications

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical EngineeringBachelor's Degree in Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree in Mechanical EngineeringMaster’s Degree in Electrical EngineeringMaster’s Degree in Computer ScienceMaster’s Degree in Mechanical EngineeringMaster’s Degree in System Engineering