At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow's transportation.

Do you have what it takes to make smart vehicles for a smart world? Join the Ford Product Development team. Utilizing Design Thinking User Experience methods, you'll work to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We're seeking forward-thinking, laser-focused professionals with a passion for bringing innovative, exciting, and balanced ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to such advancements as autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more!
What you'll be able to do:
At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow's transportation.

• Work on Ford's Global Main Reference DataBase (GMRDB) for diagnostics
• Perform independent diagnostic test validation
• Support NetCom Application engineers, DR Engineers, and suppliers regarding Ford diagnostic requirements, tools, and processes for vehicle program diagnostic issue resolution
• Collaborate with other Core Diagnostic team members to identify gaps and future enhancements
• Collaborate to support, maintain, and improve existing Ford diagnostic tools such as DET, Diagnostic Script Player, Diagnostic Script Setup Tool, MDX tools, VBF tools, etc
• Collaborate to support, maintain, and improve existing Ford diagnostic specs such as GGDS, SWDL, ECU Configuration, etc.
• Collaborate to support, maintain, and improve existing Ford diagnostic processes such as GMRDB, diagnostic development with CANdela, etc
• Work with VO, FCSD, and commodity teams in defining new DIDs, DTCs, and routines
• Support upcoming FNV4 diagnostic changes
• Diagnostic over IP at OBD2 connector
• Diagnostics over Automotive Ethernet within the vehicle
• Diagnostic development process updates related to Ethernet
• Work with Tier 2 suppliers (e.g., Vector) to implement updated diagnostic requirements within Autosar environment
• Approve diagnostic tool licenses and security related requests

The minimum requirements we seek:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related field of study
• 5+ years of experience with Automotive in-vehicle communication and diagnostics.

Our preferred requirements:

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related field of study
• Experience with troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Computer programming, GitHub, and Jira skills
• Knowledge and experience with Ford diagnostic requirements
• Knowledge and experience with Ford diagnostic development process
• Knowledge and experience with Ford Part 2 diagnostic specifications
• Knowledge of industry standard networking and diagnostic protocol solutions
• Knowledge of automotive security aspects and standard cryptography methods.
• Industry experience in requirements test methods
• Knowledge and experience with developing software and interfacing with vehicle networks
• Experience with troubleshooting, analyzing, and resolving diagnostic and vehicle network issues (e.g., review of related network traffic)
• Knowledge of Ford connected vehicle processes and systems
• Demonstrated team leadership and motivational skills
• Demonstrated planning, presentation, and written skill

What you'll receive in return:
As part of the Ford family, you'll enjoy excellent compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that includes generous PTO, retirement, savings and stock investment plans, incentive compensation and much more.

You'll also experience exciting opportunities for professional and personal growth and recognition.

If you have what it takes to help us redefine the future of mobility, we'd love to have you join us.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

Visa sponsorship may be considered for this position.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status.

For information on Ford's benefits and compensation, click here: https://corporate.ford.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en-us/documents/careers/2022-benefits-and-comp-GSR-sal-plan-1.pdf

At Ford, the health and safety of our employees is our top priority. Vaccination has been proven to play a critical role in combating COVID-19. As a result, Ford has made the decision to require U.S. salaried employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless employees require an accommodation for religious or medical reasons. Being fully vaccinated means that an individual is at least two weeks past their final dose of an authorized COVID-19 vaccine regimen. As a condition of employment, newly hired employees will be required to provide proof of their COVID-19 vaccination or an approved medical or religious exemption.