ADAS Vehicle Loop Engineer

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow’s transportation. In Product Development, we bring engineering ideas to life.

The ADAS Virtual Verification and Validation group develops and applies state-of-the-art tools and methods, such as Vehicle-in-the-Loop (ViL), to validate ADAS features. Vehicle in the Loop is a testing platform that enables development and validation of ADAS features in a real vehicle with simulated sensor inputs. We strive to deliver ADAS features with quality and robustness to improve customer satisfaction. Our engineers support the latest ADAS features such as Pre-Collision Assist (PCA), Blue Cruise (BC) and System Initiated Lane Change (SILC).

What you'll do...

Lead ViL testing to support the development and sign-off of ADAS features.

Develop new VIL solutions for feature development and validation, combining simulation with traditional vehicle testing methods.

Develop and integrate camera, radar, and ultrasonic sensor stimulation and simulation tools to support testing of new and existing ADAS features.

Create virtual roads and scenarios for robust testing of ADAS features (Regulatory, Functional, Performance, Real World).

Closely coordinate with feature development engineers to support execution of design verification plans to ensure proper feature-level performance.

Support upgrades and enhancements to ADAS features by working closely with feature owners.

Support feature calibration studies to satisfy vehicle-level performance requirements.

Collaborate cross-functionally with technical specialists, product owners, developers, simulation, HIL, and vehicle test teams to establish tools and test procedures that improve efficiency of and enable new test cases for vehicle level testing.

Develop MATLAB and CAN tools for data collection and analysis.

Grow and demonstrate technical leadership amongst a team of highly energized and collaborative peers in a fast-paced environment.

You’ll have...

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related field

2 years’ experience developing/testing features using radars, cameras, lidars, ultrasonic sensors, or other related vehicle systems (body, electrical, chassis, powertrain)

Even better, you may have...

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

Experience inVIL (Vehicle in the Loop), HIL (Hardware in the Loop) or SIL (Software in the Loop)

Experience with ADAS and/or vehicle dynamics simulation tools (Car Maker, Car Sim, mono Drive, Unreal, etc.)

Experience with robotic verification and testing methods

Troubleshooting experience with electromechanical systems

Experience with differential GPS equipment

Experience using typical automotive interfaces: CAN, CANFD, Autosar, Auto-Ethernet, etc

Experience using Vector CANape, CANalyzer or similar tools

Analytical and creative problem‑solving skills

Exposure to vehicle attributes development (e.g. vehicle dynamics, steering/chassis systems, etc.)

Experience leading the validation and verification of ADAS sensing systems

Experience with computer vision & radar tracking of humans, vehicles, static roadway obstacles or other typical road objects

Experience with computer vision detection & tracking of signs, lights, lanes and other key artifacts

Experience with Matlab/Simulink

Strong leadership skills, passion for quality, passion to improve customer satisfaction

Good communications and project management skills

Ability to work both independently and take initiative when necessary

Strong teamwork & interpersonal skills

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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