Senior Systems Engineer

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Senior Systems Engineer in USA

Ford Motor
Full time
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USA
10/21/2026
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Allen Park, MI

Responsibilities

Lead feature and function development for vehicle access systems, including requirements definition, stakeholder reviews, and support for software development teams.
Define, test, and validate combined hardware and system requirements for vehicle access platform features.
Lead prototype system integration, debugging, and engineering tests for prototype bucks, lab cars, and vehicles.
Conduct architecture investigations and trade-off studies to optimize experience, cost, and performance.
Author and manage interface definitions, including CAN and Ethernet signal definitions.
Lead software bring-up and validation while supporting vehicle system functionality and performance throughout the product life cycle.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Electrical, Computer, or Mechanical Engineering, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
Strong understanding of systems engineering fundamentals and their application to automotive concepts.
Experience with systems development, electrical architecture, functional architecture, and system integration.
Experience with model-based systems engineering tools and complex cross-functional feature implementation.
Experience creating and executing component- and system-level test procedures.
Experience using Git in a collaborative development workflow.
Strong teamwork, problem-solving, communication, and project management skills.
Preferred qualifications include more than five years of systems engineering or similar experience and a master’s degree in a relevant field.
Preferred experience includes embedded C, Python, MATLAB, Simulink, SPICE, IQ-FMEA, cryptography, cybersecurity, certificate/key exchanges, NFC, Bluetooth Low-Energy, and Ultra-Wideband.

Benefits

Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new-parent ramp-up programs, and subsidized backup childcare.
Family-building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement and fertility treatments.
Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases.
Tuition assistance and active employee resource groups.
Paid time off for individual and team community service, paid holidays including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day, and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
Hybrid work arrangement requiring onsite attendance four or more days per week.

Salary: $115k - $193k/yr

Ford Motor

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