Staff Embedded Software Engineer

Ford Motor Company

Staff Embedded Software Engineer at Ford’s EVDD team developing next-gen electric vehicle software. Focus on embedded systems and real-time communications in a hybrid work setup.

Posted 6/11/2026full-timeIrvine • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $150,200 - $283,500 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonRTOS

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and implement software running on a distributed embedded system with multiple microcontrollers with a focus on creating re-usable software designs / components.
Design and implement real-time Ethernet communication.
Develop custom serial communication protocol over UART and I2C interfaces to support reliable data exchange between the device and external components.
Specify requirements, design, implement, and test both bare metal and RTOS low-level software for creating a scalable platform.
Work with/resolve ambiguity in requirements/specifications/designs.
Create elegant, efficient real-time software components and interfaces.
Develop software component testing methodologies and implementations to ensure maturity/stability/release readiness.
Work with hardware and debuggers at a bench and HIL level to verify software operation.
Define system-level power / compute / communication requirements and implement solutions that allow different applications to achieve different combinations of configurations.
Profile power / CPU / bus usage and identify opportunities for optimization on the submodule as well as system level.
Collaborate with V&V to develop comprehensive test plans and perform thorough testing to validate firmware functionality, stability, and performance under various conditions, including low power modes.
Interface with external vendors, including review of firmware specifications, providing design guidance, and integrating code releases.
Maintain clear and concise documentation of design and firmware architecture

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, experience
10+ years of relevant experience in embedded design, using C/C++
Experience with bare metal and RTOS environment
Experience with JIRA/Confluence or a similar system for tracking inputs/results.
Knowledge of electrical engineering fundamentals including circuit analysis and design
Highly collaborative mindset and strong communication skills.
Desire to work with vendors to integrate source code for new technology.
Experience in driver development and RTOS integration. Zephyr OS experience is a plus.
Experience with software build tools like Bazel, Scons, Cmake etc.
Experience with fundamental hardware components on PCB and their analysis tools.
Ability to write testing scripts for using scripting languages (Python)
Fluent in software fundamentals including software design and maintainability.
Hands-on experience in hardware bring-up, system debugging, and code optimization.

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

CC++bare metal programmingRTOSreal-time software developmentUARTI2Cdriver developmentZephyr OSsoftware testing

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingdocumentationdesign guidancevendor interactionambiguity resolutiontesting methodology developmentteamworkadaptability