Senior Staff Systems Engineer - IVI Software

Ford Global Career Site
Palo Alto, CA

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.


Ford’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company’s vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You’ll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams.

In this position...
Ford is seeking a Sr. Staff Systems Engineer - IVI Software with a solid background in delivering end to end infotainment solution for software defined vehicles. Someone with a proven track record in designing, integrating, and productionizing a cohesive In-Vehicle-Infotainment (IVI) solution. You will help define bus interfaces, telemetry, diagnostics, etc. for cross-functional features that involve IVI. You will own execution from prototyping to production, and support technical direction for our E2E vehicle level features. You also need strong technical skills, a versatile system-level mindset for problem-solving, and the ability to deliver dependable, fully integrated hardware-software systems in close collaboration with diverse stakeholders.

What you'll do...

• Design and develop interfaces that span within and across IVI software.
• Design and develop Telemetry and Analytics solutions for in-vehicle metrics.
• Integrate, test, debug, and tweak code when necessary to make features work E2E.
• Develop requirements and engage with relevant stakeholders for execution.
• Debug and root-cause complex issues spanning software, hardware, and cross-ECU communications, driving timely fixes back to development.
• Serve as an IVI generalist that can act as a liaison to internal and external customers.
• Work cross-functionally to develop customer-centric features.
• Contribute to roadmap and strategic planning for future vehicle programs including feature improvements, code refactoring, test strategy, etc.

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