Software Manager

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow's transportation.

Do you have what it takes to make smart vehicles for a smart world? Join the Ford Product Development team. Utilizing Design Thinking & User Experience methods, you'll work to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We're seeking forward-thinking, laser-focused professionals with a passion for bringing innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to such advancements as autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more!

Product Development uses design thinking & user experience methods to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We bring innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to advancements in autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more!

Note, this is a hybrid position whereby the employee will work both from home and from the aforementioned worksite. Hence, the employee must live within a reasonable commuting distance from the worksite. Lead a team of software engineers delivering next generation embedded automotive software. Design and lead a development process that yields end products with high quality, high reliability, complete test coverage, and high traceability. Manage product and task priority, delivery schedules, and sprint planning. Design abstractions and APIs for a variety of core platform services, including but not limited to: diagnostics, messaging, and logging. Develop portable and extensible firmware according to best practices and MISRA-C. Identify build vs buy tradeoffs with respect to development tooling and integration. Verify and profile system behavior with unit testing and other validation methods. Document deliverables with structural and behavioral requirement documentation.

What you'll be able to do:

Software Manager - positions offered by Ford Motor Company (Long Beach, California). Note, this is a hybrid position whereby the employee will work both from home and from the aforementioned worksite. Hence, the employee must live within a reasonable commuting distance from the worksite. Lead a team of software engineers delivering next generation embedded automotive software. Design and lead a development process that yields end products with high quality, high reliability, complete test coverage, and high traceability. Manage product and task priority, delivery schedules, and sprint planning. Design abstractions and APIs for a variety of core platform services, including but not limited to: diagnostics, messaging, and logging. Develop portable and extensible firmware according to best practices and MISRA-C. Identify build vs buy tradeoffs with respect to development tooling and integration. Verify and profile system behavior with unit testing and other validation methods. Document deliverables with structural and behavioral requirement documentation.