Systems Engineer

Ford of Canada's operations include a national headquarters, three vehicle assembly and engine manufacturing plants, three parts distribution centres, and three Connectivity and Innovation centres. Ford employs approximately 7,000 people in Canada, while an additional 18,000 people are employees in the more than 400 Ford and Ford‑Lincoln dealerships across the country.

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The Digital Manufacturing Systems team is seeking a highly motivated senior systems engineer to help imagine, invent, and implement technology used to manufacture the next generation of Ford vehicles. Our environment fosters product innovation, rapid iteration, and a liberating amount of autonomy. Our development stack is varied and involves a wide variety of technologies including low‑level and server‑side programming.

As a senior engineer you will be expected to implement solutions on hardware that has not yet shipped for the first time.

Our team believes in fun, camaraderie, learning, and collaboration at work, and we are looking for someone who shares those values. We hold each other and our solutions to the highest standards, and maintain that through constructive code reviews, brainstorming sessions, and pair programming when appropriate. We also value personal relationships and take the time to get to know each other and our partners.

Sound good? We’d love to hear from you.

Your primary focus will be creating the "connective tissue" between Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems and the front-end tools used for vehicle diagnostics and manufacturing. You will not just write code; you will make sense of massive engineering datasets to ensure they are actionable for technicians and software deployment teams.

What you’ll do...

The primary responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to:

• CAD Pre-processing & Data Pipelines: Design and implement robust pipelines to extract complex engineering data from central PLM systems (e.g., Siemens Teamcenter). Transform and optimize this raw CAD data into lightweight, high-performance formats suitable for web-based visualization and diagnostic use.
• Front-End Rendering & Visualization: Develop responsive web applications with advanced 3D rendering capabilities using WebGL and WebGPU. Build the user-facing interfaces that allow personnel to interact with 3D models to pinpoint defects and troubleshoot vehicle electronics.
• Diagnostic Application Context: Apply an effective application-level understanding to ensure data models align with vehicle diagnostic needs. Integrate car-embedded software deployment data into visualizers to help technicians verify software states and hardware configurations.
• Workflow Automation: Develop and maintain automation scripts and internal data models using C++, C#, and platform-specific languages to streamline the flow of data from design to the factory floor.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, and IT teams to gather requirements and translate technical vehicle data into intuitive visual tools. Bridge the gap between "raw data" and "user needs".
• Technical Mentorship: Lead code reviews and provide technical guidance to ensure code quality and adherence to standards. Manage source code repositories (Git) and participate in the full Dev Ops lifecycle, including branch management and pull request workflows.
• Impact: Directly influence the production quality of Ford vehicles by solving complex challenges at the intersection of 3D computer graphics, software engineering, and automotive diagnostics.

You’ll have…

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, or a related field. (Successful candidates will be required to provide proof of degree completion for the highest level of education attained. If the degree was obtained from a school outside of Canada, an Education Credential Assessment report showing Canadian equivalency is also required.)

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of experience in systems engineering or application development (Senior level).

Even better if you have…

Education

• Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, or a related field. (Successful…