Ford Motor Company · 16 hours ago
Senior Embedded Software Engineer
Palo Alto, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$135K/yr - $226K/yr
8+ years expFord Motor Company is dedicated to building a better world through innovative electric vehicles. The Senior Embedded Software Engineer will design and implement software for distributed embedded systems, focusing on real-time communication and scalable platforms while collaborating with teams to ensure software quality and performance.
TransportationManufacturingAutomotiveAutonomous Vehicles
Responsibilities
Design and implement software running on a distributed embedded system with multiple microcontrollers with a focus on creating re-usable software designs / components
Design and implement real-time Ethernet communication
Develop custom serial communication protocol over UART and I2C interfaces to support reliable data exchange between the device and external components
Specify requirements, design, implement, and test both bare metal and RTOS low-level software for creating a scalable platform
Work with/resolve ambiguity in requirements/specifications/designs
Create elegant, efficient real-time software components and interfaces
Develop software component testing methodologies and implementations to ensure maturity/stability/release readiness
Work with hardware and debuggers at a bench and HIL level to verify software operation
Define system-level power / compute / communication requirements and implement solutions that allow different applications to achieve different combinations of configurations
Profile power / CPU / bus usage and identify opportunities for optimization on the submodule as well as system level
Collaborate with V&V to develop comprehensive test plans and perform thorough testing to validate firmware functionality, stability, and performance under various conditions, including low power modes
Interface with external vendors, including review of firmware specifications, providing design guidance, and integrating code releases
Maintain clear and concise documentation of design and firmware architecture
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, experience
8+ years of relevant experience in embedded design, using C/C++
Experience with bare metal and RTOS environment
Experience with JIRA/Confluence or a similar system for tracking inputs/results
Knowledge of electrical engineering fundamentals including circuit analysis and design
Preferred
Highly collaborative mindset and strong communication skills
Desire to work with vendors to integrate source code for new technology
Experience in driver development and RTOS integration. Zephyr OS experience is a plus
Experience with software build tools like Bazel, Scons, Cmake etc
Experience with fundamental hardware components on PCB and their analysis tools
Ability to write testing scripts for using scripting languages (Python)
Fluent in software fundamentals including software design and maintainability
Hands-on experience in hardware bring-up, system debugging, and code optimization
Knowledge of electrical engineering fundamentals including circuit analysis and design
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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Funding
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$16.23BKey Investors
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2025-07-29Post Ipo Debt· $3B
2023-08-17Post Ipo Debt· $4B
2023-06-22Debt Financing· $9.2B
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