Ford Motor Company · 5 days ago
Senior Software Integration Engineer
Palo Alto, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expFord Motor Company is focused on delivering a fully electric transportation future through its Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design team. The Senior Software Integration Engineer will lead vehicle-level software integration, manage integration strategies, and collaborate with various teams to ensure compatibility and performance of electric vehicles.
AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesManufacturingTransportation
Responsibilities
Lead vehicle-level software integration across all domains, ensuring compatibility of in-house and supplier ECUs
Define and manage integration strategies, test plans, and regression loops for pre-merge and post-merge software releases
Own and operate prototype vehicle bring-up, including flashing, network validation (CAN/LIN/FlexRay/Ethernet), and feature smoke testing
Drive root-cause analysis of cross-domain software/hardware issues, coordinating with domain software teams and suppliers
Establish and maintain vehicle-level SIL/HIL “virtual car” environments for automated regression testing
Collaborate with Release Engineering to develop efficient software flashing, build, and logging pipelines
Define and maintain interface specifications (signals, diagnostics, timing budgets, communication protocols) across domains
Partner with calibration and attribute teams to ensure vehicle-level attributes (driveability, responsiveness, safety, NVH) are met
Provide technical mentorship to junior integration engineers and operators
Support vehicle testing at proving grounds, winter test sites, and internal fleet usage
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
5+ years of experience in automotive software or systems integration, with at least 3 years at vehicle-level scope
Strong knowledge of embedded automotive ECUs (chassis, powertrain, body, ADAS, thermal)
Proficient in vehicle communication protocols (CAN, LIN, FlexRay, Automotive Ethernet)
Experience with diagnostics (UDS, OBD-II, DoIP) and flashing tools
Hands-on experience with HIL/SIL environments and prototype vehicle bring-up
Familiarity with tools: CANoe, CANalyzer, CANape, Vector tools, dSPACE, ETAS, Python/C++ scripting
Strong debugging and root-cause analysis skills across hardware/software boundaries
Ability to work in a fast-paced, prototype-heavy environment with limited documentation
Willingness to travel to proving grounds and remote test sites
Preferred
Understanding of functional safety (ISO 26262) and ASPICE processes is a plus
Benefits
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.
Company
Ford Motor Company
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