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Staff Embedded Platform Engineer in USA

  • Ford Motor
  • Full time
  • Email
  • Long Beach, CA

Responsibilities

  • Define the architecture and roadmap for real-time drivers, embedded RTOS configuration, and shared platform middleware.
  • Develop common libraries, low-level embedded drivers, middleware, memory layouts, and real-time drivers for automotive microcontrollers.
  • Architect and implement CAN, LIN, automotive Ethernet, SPI, and I2C networking stacks optimized for throughput, latency, and determinism.
  • Apply ISO 26262 functional safety principles, MISRA C coding guidelines, and ASIL requirements to platform software.
  • Collaborate with systems, application, hardware, safety, and V&V teams on platform architecture and hardware-software interface definitions.
  • Establish embedded coding, safety-critical design, and low-level software quality standards.
  • Provide unified technical leadership and mentor engineers across the organization.

Requirements

  • B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related STEM field.
  • Strong hands-on Embedded C development experience with adherence to MISRA C coding standards.
  • Working knowledge of ISO 26262 functional safety processes for embedded software architecture and development.
  • Hands-on experience developing and debugging CAN, LIN, and other automotive communication protocols.
  • Familiarity with embedded debugging tools such as JTAG and GDB.
  • Proven experience configuring embedded RTOS and developing low-level embedded drivers and middleware for automotive-grade microcontrollers.
  • Preferred experience with Renode, Bazel, CANoe, CANalyzer, CANape, real-time control systems, automotive Ethernet, SPI, and I2C.

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 programs for employees and family members and management leases.
  • Tuition assistance and established employee resource groups.
  • Paid time off for individual and team community service, paid holidays, and additional vacation purchase options.
  • Hybrid work arrangement requiring onsite attendance four or more days per week.

Salary: $150k - $284k/yr

Ford Motor

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