Embedded Test Automation Developer - Platform & Zonal Software

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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

The Vehicle Software Platform group is responsible for the software platform that enables connectivity and advanced application features within next generation Ford vehicles. The team is designing and building the next generation software platform for the FNV4 vehicle architecture structured around high-performance compute clusters and zonal aggregators.

Working as a member of this software team, you will be involved in cutting edge embedded software development, working on system components that either provide enabling frameworks or additional functional services above the operating system services and drivers.

In this role you will be involved with the design, implementation, testing, optimization and maintenance of software components. You will work as part of a high performing development team and will be encouraged to contribute ideas and solutions as part of your daily work. Development is in C++ and follows an agile methodology. This position will provide you with the unique opportunity to gain experience with developing cutting edge software and services with an industry leader.

The primary responsibilities for this position include but are not limited to

• Analyzing product requirements and evaluating potential technical solutions.

• Cross-functional collaboration with teams to design and implement efficient and cost-effective software solutions that span multiple domains.

• Design and implementation for testing of software components

• Documenting and validating software designs.

• Bug fixing and maintenance.

The minimum requirements we seek:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related field of study

• 4+ years of experience developing solutions for automated software tests, functional and unit testing; tooling and integration.

• Experienced at programming in Python

• Testing in an embedded environment

Our preferred requirements:

• A master's degree in computer science, mathematics, engineering, or a related field.

• Familiarity with Agile development processes.

• Experience using JIRA.

• Independent worker, self-motivated to find creative solutions to problems.

• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex software functional and integration issues.

• Methodical; capable of prioritizing work and working to tight deadlines.

• An excellent communicator, both oral and written.

• Bash shell scripting for making and using complex build configurations.

We thank all applicants for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Ford of Canada is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a culturally diverse workforce. Accommodations for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment, selection and / or assessment processes, where needed, are available upon request. Please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require.

Candidates for this position must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited does not sponsor work permit applications.

Successful candidates will be required to provide proof of degree completion for the highest level of education attained. If the degree was obtained from a school outside of Canada, an Education Credential Assessment report showing Canadian equivalency is also required.

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Requisition ID : 38623