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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 all a 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 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...

We're building cutting-edge infotainment systems that integrate seamlessly with the vehicle, providing drivers and passengers with intuitive control, rich media, and advanced connectivity. As a Principal Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of defining and implementing the core software stack that powers these experiences.

What you'll do…

+ Architect and Design: Lead the design and architecture of core software components and the overall system architecture for our infotainment platform, ensuring robustness, performance, and scalability.

+ Drive Technical Strategy: Influence technical direction, evaluate new technologies, and propose innovative solutions for complex problems.

+ Deep Dive into Android Automotive OS: Work extensively within the Android Automotive OS framework, customizing the stack, optimizing system services, and ensuring tight integration with vehicle hardware and services via the HAL layer.

+ Master Embedded Linux (Yocto): Utilize your strong experience with embedded Linux, specifically the Yocto Project, to build, customize, and optimize the underlying operating system layers, including drivers, bootloaders, and core system components.

+ Implement Virtualization Solutions: Design, implement, and manage software running on hypervisors, ensuring secure and performant co-existence of multiple operating systems (like Android, Linux) and domains on a single SoC. This includes working with inter-VM communication strategies.

+ Develop and Optimize OTA Systems: Architect and implement reliable and secure Over-the-Air (OTA) update mechanisms for the entire system, considering various update strategies (A/B, block-based), security signing, and recovery scenarios.

+ Build Robust Diagnostics: Design and implement comprehensive system diagnostics tools, logging mechanisms, and error reporting frameworks to enable efficient debugging and field issue analysis.

+ Lead Board Bring-up: Play a key role in the board bring-up process for new hardware platforms, working closely with hardware teams to get the initial software running and validate core functionality.

+ Evaluate and Select SoCs: Contribute significantly to the evaluation and selection process of new System-on-Chip (SoC) platforms, assessing performance, features, software support (SDKs, drivers), and vendor capabilities.

+ Optimize Performance: Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks across the entire software/hardware stack, including CPU, memory, I/O, and graphics, ensuring a smooth and responsive user experience.

+ Collaborate: Work closely with cross-functional teams including Hardware Engineering, Validation, Product Management, and other software teams.

+ Mentor: Provide technical guidance and mentorship to the team.

You'll have…

+ B.S. in Electrical, Computer Engineering or Computer Science.

+ 15+ years of hands-on experience in embedded software development.

+ 10+ years of experience with developing and integrating different multimedia domains like Audio, Video, Camera or Display.

+ Board bring up experience.

+ Experience working on different SoC vendors in the Automotive Infotainment domain.

+ Experience working on OTA for the Automotive Infotainment domain.

+ Experience working on Yocto and Android Automotive OS operating systems and frameworks.

+ Experience on BSP development and integration.

Even better, you may have...

+ M.S. in Electrical, Computer Engineering or Computer Science.

+ Experience with automotive communication protocols (CAN, Automotive Ethernet, SOME/IP).

+ Familiarity with functional safety standards (ISO 26262).

+ Experience with security concepts in embedded and automotive systems.

+ Experience with cloud-based services integrating with the vehicle.

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, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• 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 leadership level 4.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://go.ford/LL4Benefits

Visa sponsorship is 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.

Onsite work of up to three days per week may be required for candidates within commuting distance of a Ford hub location. #LI-Hybrid #LI-HA1

**Requisition ID** : 46087