Systems Integration Engineer - IVI Software

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.

In this position, Ford is looking for a hands-on systems integration engineer with a solid mix of software expertise and automotive experience. As a Systems Integration Engineer for Automotive In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI), you’ll own the end-to-end integration of embedded platforms, middleware, multimedia, and user-facing apps, transforming individual subsystems into a cohesive product. You’ll need strong technical skills, a versatile system-level mindset for problem-solving, and the ability to deliver dependable, fully integrated hardware-software systems in close collaboration with diverse stakeholders.

• Spearhead end-to-end integration of the IVI software stack, including embedded platform, multimedia, middleware and user-facing applications.
• Design, build, and maintain integration test benches and in-vehicle instrumentation for testing, logging, and debugging.
• Define and execute subsystem test plans on benches, HILs, lab cars, and prototype vehicles; convert manual tests into automated test cases.
• Architect, automate, and execute stability, stress, and performance tests to ensure system reliability for IVI software.
• Debug and root-cause complex issues spanning software, hardware, and cross-ECU communications, driving timely fixes back to development.
• Serve as the primary bridge between software engineering and vehicle validation teams.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to drive software development solutions.

You’ll have:

• Bachelor's or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• 5+ years of experience integrating and testing complex software systems.
• A strong grasp of software testing methodologies, different types of testing, and quality assurance processes.
• Experience working with version control systems, like Git.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, Git Lab CI).
• Experience using bug tracking systems like Jira.
• A track record of successfully debugging complex software and system problems.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities and a sharp eye for detail.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills – you can clearly explain technical concepts and work effectively across teams.

Even better, you may have:

• A Master’s degree in software engineering, computer science, or a related field or a combination of education and equivalent experience.
• Experience testing automotive infotainment systems or other complex embedded systems.
• Experience with Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing or testing directly on physical automotive hardware or vehicles.
• Experience working with specific infotainment operating systems (like Android Automotive, Linux) or GUI toolkits.
• Experience with performance testing concepts and automating performance checks.

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!

As an established global company, Ford offers a broad range of benefits. You can choose what your Ford future will look like. Benefits include:

• 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…