ADAS Software Engineer

Ford Motor Company

ADAS Software Engineer developing Advanced Driver Assist System technologies for Ford Motor Company. Delivering software development capabilities and collaborating with feature teams in a hybrid work environment.

Posted 6/9/2026full-timeDearborn • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $138,486 - $171,814 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonRTOS

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Responsible for delivering key software framework functionality in the development of Advanced Driver Assist System (ADAS) technologies at Ford.
Responsible for delivering industry-leading software development capabilities to support high-demand features.
Work closely with the ADAS feature teams to deliver software solutions to support the development of critical software products.
Participate in the design and implementation of core infrastructure frameworks on embedded devices in C++.
Contribute to development of offboard support tooling in Python.
Design and execute test tooling for software verification and validation.
Facilitate integration, testing, and debugging of developed software on target embedded hardware platforms.
Follow and help shape a process for rigorous production software development and delivery.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering or a related field and 5 years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation.
3 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Develop AUTOSAR and MISRA compliant embedded software in modern C++ for automotive applications. 2. Utilize Python and bash scripting to create embedded and offline tooling. 3. Employ MATLAB scripts and tools for embedded development and data processing. 4. Develop software within a ROS environment and use ROS tools for logging and visualization. 5. Manage version control effectively by leveraging GitHub features to work with large and complex multilanguage codebases. 6. Perform testing and debugging of embedded software on embedded hardware using QNX tools. 7. Handle Ethernet, CAN, and CAN FD data for embedded communication, logging, debugging, and testing, utilizing tools CANalyzer and CANoe Vector tools. 8. Design and develop algorithms for automotive features and tooling using sensor data camera, radar, and lidar inputs. 9. Develop production embedded software in RTOS development environments. 10. Utilize enterprise requirements management software (Jama or Polarion), to develop and review requirements and establish traceability.

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

C++Pythonbash scriptingMATLABROSGitHubQNXEthernetCANRTOS