ADAS Virtual Validation Engineer

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 only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out.

Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams.

Use your technical expertise to make driving safer, easier and better for our customers. The Advance Driver Assistance Technology (ADAS) team develops state-of-the‑art software and algorithms to deliver best‑in‑class features like adaptive cruise control, automatic emergency braking, blind spot monitoring, and 360 camera systems. ADAS also developed Ford's industry‑first Pro Trailer Hitch Assist, securing over 60 patents in the process. The team is responsible for the full end‑to‑end delivery of these features into production on all Ford vehicle lines.

What you’ll do...

Lead simulation for ADAS/AV feature development and vehicle programs validation & sign‑off.

Lead transition of physical vehicle testing to simulation‑based virtual methods.

Perform closed‑loop full vehicle simulation to accelerate iterative testing of ADAS features.

Integrate multiple ECU models for full vehicle SiL testing.

Debug and support resolution of SWC issues to deliver ADAS features quality.

Create virtual roads and scenarios for robust testing of ADAS features (corporate test procedures, Regulatory, Real World).

Develop, validate and deploy simulation tooling and processes for ADAS features iterative testing and program validation.

Work with the Ford Vehicle in the Loop, Hardware in the Loop, Simulator and Ford vehicle test teams to establish simulation procedures to reduce dependency on vehicle level testing.

You’ll have...

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a combination of education and equivalent experience.

2+ years of experience with ADAS simulation software (Car Maker, Car Sim or similar).

1+ experience in CI/CD platforms like Github Actions or Jenkins.

2+ years of hands‑on validation experience and/or theoretical algorithm experience.

1+ years of experience with vehicle network (CAN, CAN FD, TCP/IP, ethernet etc.).

1+ years of experience in design, development, or testing with ADAS/AV technologies.

1+ years of experience in model‑based development using Simulink.

2+ years of professional programming experience with C++ or Python.

Development knowledge with ADAS common feature applications (Forward Collision Warning/Braking, Adaptive Cruise Control, Blind Spot Monitoring Systems, Lane Warning/Keeping).

Even better, you may have...

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.

4+ years of experience in software development using C++.

3+ years of ADAS/AV software development experience.

2+ years of experience with Linux or Virtual Machines.

Experience ADAS/AV enablers: camera, radar, ultrasonic and LiDAR sensing, sensor fusion, image processing, artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Experience in data acquisition of vehicle networks and ECU internal data.

Experience in software simulation for automated systems (ADAS, Autonomy, robotics, etc.).

Expertise in Classic and/or Adaptive AUTOSAR.

Experience working within an Agile Software Development Methodology.

Strong written and verbal communication.

Experience in working with HIL platforms.

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

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