Director, System Integration & QA

Ford Motor Company

Director of System Integration & QA for Ford’s Electric Vehicles team. Leading QA and system integration teams for advanced infotainment software development.

Posted 6/9/2026full-timePalo Alto • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $282,880 - $323,662 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

BootstrapPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead high-performing QA, System Integration and System Engineering teams responsible for the development of IVI systems for a transformative new line of Electric Vehicles.
Integrate and test high performance compute and real-time software stacks.
Apply system engineering to design, develop, and deploy production quality software.
Build prototypes to prove out design concepts.
Productize proof of concepts.
Drive cross-functional projects to ensure on-time delivery.
Debug and solve ambiguous problems ranging from component to system level.
Ensure teams working on the in-vehicle infotainment system successfully collaborate to produce a system that works end-to-end.
Define automated testing and integration testing processes.
Define software release processes.
Define and drive the system integration and QA strategies and roadmap for IVI system quality, ensuring alignment with Ford's long-term goals and vision for electric vehicles.
Provide mentorship and career development opportunities to engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence.
Manage project timelines, priorities, and resources to ensure successful, on-time delivery of IVI solutions.
Champion best practices in software development, including code quality, security, and performance optimization.
Domestic Travel Required up to 5%.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or a related field and 10 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or a related occupation.
10 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Lead execution of end-to-end software integration and debugging using software-in-the-loop (SIL) or hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) systems to identify any bugs, issues or unexpected behavior and validate functionality according to defined requirements to produce production quality software.
2. Collaborate and develop features cross-functionally to ensure seamless integration of complex sub-systems.
6 years of experience with the following skill is required: 1. Manage complex projects using Agile methodology and tools including JIRA, TestRail, JAMA, or DOORS to ensure on-time delivery and launch.
5 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Develop and integrate components of software defined vehicle architectures to deliver advanced infotainment software for modern EVs.
2. Debug and troubleshoot infotainment embedded software using tools including TRACE32, Wireshark, ADB, CANalyzer, and IDEs including Eclipse to understand and address software bugs and issues.
4 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Bootstrap, build and lead automotive software integration teams to design, test, and integrate software features and platform stability and performance.
2. Design and implement automated test suites for functional and performance aspects of software using scripting languages including Python and frameworks including Appium and custom test bench setup to increase quality in software with reduced resources and human error.

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

software integrationdebuggingsystem engineeringautomated testingAgile methodologyinfotainment software developmentscripting languagesperformance optimizationproduction quality softwaresoftware defined vehicle architectures

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationmentorshipproject managementproblem-solvinginnovationcommunicationteam buildingresource managementcross-functional teamwork