Staff Systems Engineer, Multimedia Platforms

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Ford Motor
Full time
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USA
10/28/2026
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Palo Alto, CA

Responsibilities

Define end-to-end multimedia architecture, interfaces, requirements, and integration strategy.
Lead integration across applications, middleware, operating systems, drivers, networks, and hardware.
Establish and optimize targets for latency, responsiveness, throughput, CPU, GPU, memory, power, and thermal behavior.
Drive system characterization, bottleneck analysis, telemetry-based investigation, and root-cause resolution.
Guide trade-offs across performance, reliability, scalability, safety, security, cost, and delivery.
Identify systemic risks and drive resolution across organizational boundaries.
Influence technical direction and engineering standards across teams.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or a related field.
7+ years of experience in embedded systems, systems architecture, or multimedia platforms.
Deep expertise in graphics, touch, audio, video, networking, and connected systems.
Strong understanding of hardware-software integration, operating systems, real-time systems, and distributed architectures.
Demonstrated success leading complex, cross-functional technical initiatives.
Preferred experience with embedded Linux, Android, RTOS, modern development toolchains, GPU, display, audio, video, touch, and network architecture.
Preferred familiarity with rendering pipelines, codecs, hardware acceleration, streaming protocols, and performance-profiling tools.
Preferred knowledge of automotive functional safety, ISO 26262, hazard analysis, safety requirements, automotive cybersecurity, ISO/SAE 21434, threat analysis, risk assessment, secure architecture, and defense-in-depth.
Preferred experience designing multimedia systems meeting safety, security, reliability, and performance objectives.

Benefits

Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
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.
Employee resource groups.
Paid time off for individual and team community service.
Vacation time, sick/personal time, and paid holidays, including the period between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day.
Hybrid work arrangement requiring onsite work four or more days per week.
Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

Salary: $150k - $284k/yr

Ford Motor

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