Software Technical Specialist - Vehicle Controls Tools Development & Systems Ford Motor Company - 4.0 Dearborn, MI Job Details Full-time $132,800 - $180,800 a year 4 hours ago Benefits Paid parental leave Paid holidays Health insurance Dental insurance Financial planning services Tuition reimbursement Paid time off Adoption assistance Family leave Parental leave Vision insurance Employee discount Life insurance Prescription drug insurance Pet insurance Qualifications Jira Software engineering UI development Microsoft Excel Embedded systems Data structures Word embeddings UNIX Configuration management Windows Bash SQL Embedded software System development IP networking Productivity software Embedded C Defect tracking tools Data manipulation Database software proficiency Full Job Description Job

ID 61409

Location Dearborn, Michigan Category PD Operations and Quality Overview At Ford, you'll work on ideas that matter, alongside passionate people who want to make a global impact. Together, we're shaping the next era of transportation—grounded in purpose, driven by progress. Make your move.

Job Type:

Full time

Work Type:

Hybrid In this role you will be co-leading the design, implementation, testing, documentation, and support of software changes to Ford-developed control systems tools under the direction of the Vehicle Controls Tools Technical Specialist.

Responsibilities include:

Design, develop, code, and test planned changes to software tools along-side with the Vehicle Controls Tools Technical Specialist. Follow company policies and local change control process to bring approved changes to resolution. Provide user support across the globe using phone, email, Instant Messaging, and 1/1 interactions. Includes in-house tools for powertrain controls planning, software build and release, calibration management, and calibration release tools. Provide user account creation, maintenance, and access controls in user-interfacing tools. Co-lead conformance and upgrades of existing Powertrain Controls Servers and Company required software to Enterprise Technologies standards. Participate in the development and delivery of training material to world-wide Ford community. Partner with Enterprise Technology as architect/product owner to leverage additional resources. Document changes in the appropriate user manuals and other media. Participate in User Forum meetings.

Position Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field In-depth experience with the C-language, in support of an embedded control systems environment. Must have in-depth and working experience with C language data structures, struct, union, pointers, bit manipulation techniques, file read/write, hash tables, recursion, and recursive decent parsing. In-depth experience developing applications in a Unix environment, including make-files, gdb, bash, editing, setuid, and process fork. In-Depth experience developing Graphical User Interfaces in a Unix environment, using X-windows and Motif. Working experience with Postgres database, table record creation, and SQL. In-depth experience with TCP/IP Sockets, creating Daemons, inter-process communication, semaphores, file locking. Working experience of Code Configuration Management, Jira Issue Management. Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Excellent organizational skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

Working knowledge of industry standard file formats including ASAM e.

V A2L, Intel H32, Motorola S-records. Knowledge of GTK+, Wayland, Builder Xcessory Knowledge of control system software and calibration development including ATI/Vision, ETAS/Inca. You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply! As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including: Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases Tuition assistance Established and active employee resource groups Paid time off for individual and team community service A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time. This position is leadership level 6 and ranges from $132,800-$180,800. For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL6 Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. 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. #LI-Onsite #LI-DP2 Change the world with your ideas. Speak up. We're listening. At Ford, we believe the right ideas, and the people behind them, can move an entire industry. Here, you'll work with teams who value your voice, push bold ideas forward, and leave a mark that lasts. Support designed to go the distance. From day one, Ford invests in you with medical benefits built to help you plan for what's next. You'll also get support for you and your family that meets you at every step, so you can move forward with confidence. Health and Wellness Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, mental health, and unique wellness perks keep you and your family supported every step of the way. Financial and Retirement Programs Build a strong financial future with robust retirement contributions, savings programs, and free personalized financial planning tools. Flexible Vacation and Holidays Enjoy your time away from work with generous vacation, holidays, and flexible family leave designed to help you balance life and work with ease. Vehicle Discount Program The best thing about building great products is driving them!

The second-best thing:

sharing your discount with family and friends so they can drive them, too. Family Growth and Support Grow your family confidently with fertility, surrogacy, and adoption assistance, paid parental leave, and a supportive new-parent ramp-up program. Additional Programs Enjoy unexpected extras like pet insurance, legal services, identity protection, and access to convenient health and wellness services.