Highlights
Lead or support investigations into anomalies identified during development, working with internal engineering functions and suppliers to identify root cause and feed findings back into system architecture and specifications. Communicate complex technical requirements clearly to a diverse set of partners, including D&R engineers, suppliers, Cloud Operations, and Systems teams.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Dearborn, MI |
Description
We made history and now we work to transform the future - for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.
In this position...
The ADAS Software Update Systems Engineer owns the system design, specification, and analysis of software update/OTA (over the air) update functionality for the ADAS system, ensuring ADAS software can be successfully updated in accordance with corporate vehicle software update expectations and processes.
Own the system design, specification, and analysis of software update/OTA (over the air) update functionality for the ADAS system.
What you'll do...
Architect and own the software update strategy for the ADAS system, defining system requirements from concept through production using systems engineering principles, and ensuring alignment with the team's overall functional strategy and architecture.
Ensure the ADAS system meets corporate software update specifications and architecture requirements, as well as networking and diagnostic standards such as UDS (ISO 14229).
Evaluate corporate software update specifications and architecture and identify where further specification is required to achieve successful software update for the ADAS system based on system architecture and ECU design.
Author specifications and behavioral models (e.g., state diagrams, sequence diagrams) that translate system-level use cases into implementable requirements for software and hardware teams.
Communicate complex technical requirements clearly to a diverse set of partners, including D&R engineers, suppliers, Cloud Operations, and Systems teams.
Partner directly with software engineers throughout development to guide implementation, resolve open design questions, and ensure requirements are correctly interpreted and realized in code.
Lead or support investigations into anomalies identified during development, working with internal engineering functions and suppliers to identify root cause and feed findings back into system architecture and specifications.
Define validation criteria for the specifications you author, treating validation as the final checkpoint of a strategy you built - not a standalone verification task.
Manage software update issue triage across the product lifecycle.
Collaborate with the appropriate cybersecurity and functional safety counterparts to ensuring update mechanisms (e.g., rollback, integrity checks, authentication) meet ADAS-level safety and security requirements.
Maintain clear documentation of architecture decisions, specifications, and validation outcomes to support traceability and knowledge transfer across teams.
What you'll do...
Architect and own the software update strategy for the ADAS system, defining system requirements from concept through production using systems engineering principles, and ensuring alignment with the team's overall functional strategy and architecture.
Ensure the ADAS system meets corporate software update specifications and architecture requirements, as well as networking and diagnostic standards such as UDS (ISO 14229).
Evaluate corporate software update specifications and architecture and identify where further specification is required to achieve successful software update for the ADAS system based on system architecture and ECU design.
Author specifications and behavioral models (e.g., state diagrams, sequence diagrams) that translate system-level use cases into implementable requirements for software and hardware teams.
Communicate complex technical requirements clearly to a diverse set of partners, including D&R engineers, suppliers, Cloud Operations, and Systems teams.
Partner directly with software engineers throughout development to guide implementation, resolve open design questions, and ensure requirements are correctly interpreted and realized in code.
Lead or support investigations into anomalies identified during development, working with internal engineering functions and suppliers to identify root cause and feed findings back into system architecture and specifications.
Define validation criteria for the specifications you author, treating validation as the final checkpoint of a strategy you built - not a standalone verification task.
Manage software update issue triage across the product lifecycle.
Collaborate with the appropriate cybersecurity and functional safety counterparts to ensuring update mechanisms (e.g., rollback, integrity checks, authentication) meet ADAS-level safety and security requirements.
Maintain clear documentation of architecture decisions, specifications, and validation outcomes to support traceability and knowledge transfer across teams.