Software Integration and Virtual Validation Engineer

Software Integration and Virtual Validation Engineer

Job Description

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world — together. At Ford, we’re part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?

Ford’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company’s vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer‑obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data‑driven, and is dedicated to delivering industry‑leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You’ll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out.

• Define efficient physical and virtual SW validation methods by integrating plant models with controller software source code.
• Develop necessary scripts and tools to automate software builds for software virtualization.
• Engage cross functional team members to coordinate on‑time delivery of in‑house and supplier software components to be compatible with the virtual test environments.
• Develop virtual test environments & test cases to enable testing HW dependent test cases through simulation.
• Work with the Hardware in the Loop, Driver in the Loop, and Vehicle in the Loop Simulator teams to reduce dependency on vehicle level testing.
• Develop and maintain automation for builds, test, data analysis and reporting.
• Integrate CI tools into existing CAE environment pipelines.
• Maintain tools and integrations between various repositories, software suites, and CAE environments.

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• 2+ years control system development experience.
• 2+ years of experience with Matlab/Simulink tools.
• 2+ years of experience integrating auto‑generated or hand‑coded C‑Code into a target ECU and computer simulation objects.

• MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Familiarity with Embedded Tester, dSPACE, ECU‑Test and Vector tools.
• Experience with Software Configuration Management Systems (e.g. Git or Clear Case).
• Experience developing automation scripts and GUI applications (e.g. python, Matlab, C++, C#, Java).
• Demonstrated experience in building plant and controller models for automotive Braking, Steering and Suspension systems.
• Demonstrated experience in working on HIL and DIL simulators and deploying SW on external target ECUs.
• Demonstrated experience in Vehicle CAN Network.
• Demonstrated experience in system dynamics.

• 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.

This position is a range of salary grades 6‑8.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1‑888‑336‑0660.

This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week.