Ford Motor Company · 11 hours ago
ADAS Exterior Perception Systems Engineer
Dearborn, MI
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$97K/yr - $190K/yr
3+ years expFord Motor Company is a global automotive leader seeking a skilled Systems Engineer to join their Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) team. The role involves designing and defining requirements for exterior perception systems, ensuring safety and convenience in future Ford vehicles.
AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesManufacturingTransportation
No H1B
Responsibilities
Collaborate with feature systems engineers to define design objectives, functional requirements, and architectural decisions for driver engagement systems
Develop and apply systematic, statistical methods to translate feature-level requirements into specific system performance expectations
Define and develop performance requirements and associated metrics for perception systems, including establishing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for availability, accuracy, and false positive rates
Evaluate a variety of perception data pipelines including those related to radar and vision based sensing
Work with vendors to measure system sensitivity to numerous factors including: vehicle characteristics (e.g., sensor packaging) and environmental conditions (e.g., ambient light, sun angle)
Explore and propose system architecture modifications to decrease application sensitivity
Investigate and implement strategies to reduce sub-demographic systematic errors
Partner with vendors and our hardware team to refine sensor packaging requirements
Design a validation strategy to quantify system robustness against interacting noise factors for both platform and application sign-off
Define real-world usage profiles to estimate system performance for a representative population in naturalistic driving conditions
Support root cause analysis for any field issues with cross-functional team
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
3+ years of experience as a systems engineer (in automotive, aerospace, defense, or related industry)
1+ years of experience writing system requirements (decomposing/authoring System/Sub-System level requirements)
Proficiency in statistical analysis and experimental design
Strong communication skills and ability to lead ad-hoc teams
Preferred
Master's Degree (or higher) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
5+ years of experience as a systems engineer
5+ years of experience delivering production hardware/embedded software
3+ years of experience with ADAS perception systems
Familiarity with requirement formats including INCOSE & EARS
Understanding of Functional Safety (ISO26262) and SOTIF standards and processes
Experience with systems modeling and/or requirements management tools (SysML/MagicDraw, Polarion, JAMA, DOORS, etc.) and Failure Mode Analysis techniques
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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10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$16.23BKey Investors
US Department of EnergySoros Fund Management
2025-07-29Post Ipo Debt· $3B
2023-08-17Post Ipo Debt· $4B
2023-06-22Debt Financing· $9.2B
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Chief Executive Officer
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