ADAS Feature Verification & Validation Engineer

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What you’ll be able to do: ADAS Feature Verification & Validation Engineer - positions offered by Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, Michigan). Note, this is a hybrid position whereby the employee will work both from home and from the aforementioned worksite. Hence, the employee must live within a reasonable commuting distance from the worksite. Be directly responsible for developing, planning, and executing verification & validation methods to deliver Clear Exit Assist (CEA) and Low Speed BLIS (LSBLS) ADAS features across Ford & Lincoln vehicles. Review and complete all executables required to implement the features on each program. Lead all validation required to deliver the CEA and LSBLS features, which includes trackside in vehicle testing & validation on public roads, and supporting validation across multiple program milestones. Define feature calibrations for each program, and release into ADAS SW. Lead discussions with suppliers and internal cross functional teams to address bugs identified during testing, in the plant, and in the field and push towards solutions in time to support vehicle launches. Review feature developmental efficiencies by developing and leveraging Virtual Validation teams/tools to deliver feature testing across toolsets which include HIL and Breadboard and reduce in vehicle test time. Implement prevent recurrence actions and document feature gaps identified during testing. Cascade feature lessons learned for adoption in future platform executions. Author customer facing documentation to address feature functionality and repair; Owner’s Manual and Dealership Workshop Repair Manuals. Monitor feature quality & implement quality improvement fixes to deliver best in class feature experience. Domestic Travel Required up to 10%. You'll have... Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Controls Engineering, Computer Science or a related field and 3 years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. 2 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Develop and implement functional requirements, targets, and verification and validation use cases for ADAS features. 2. Plan and execute test track and real-world evaluations to identify feature system problems and issues through the utilization of Vector CAN Tools (CANalyzer) and DET (Diagnostic Tool), and ADAS module OBD2/Data Viewing Tool (DV Tool). 3. Develop, implement and apply data analysis techniques and methods to review data generated by track and real-world validation methods to ensure ADAS features achieve the desired specifications. 4. Use Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, FEDE, VSEM, FTIDE, JAMA, Testrail and JIRA to document, track and test issue resolution to closure related to the feature through collaboration with responsible parties (module and sensor D&R, vehicle coordinators, feature owners, suppliers, program management and vehicle integration partners). 5. Author issue resolution documentation and tools including 8Ds, 5-Whys, Fishbone diagrams and DFMEAs, as well as review and monitor this documentation as required. 6. Support upgrades and enhancements to ADAS features, working closely with feature owners to support model changes, regression testing, test vector support, data review, issue identification and supplier interaction. 7. Author, sign-off and submit validation reports in JIRA, FEDE, and VanGuard. 8. Delivers a feature via software flash onto ADAS module and sensors to support feature functionality, ensure system functionality by tracing signals across networks, modules and sensors, and de-bug and review DTCs to enable feature functionality. 9. ADAS short range corner radar sensors and ADAS ECU. 10. Apply and release features across programs through the review of Boundary Diagrams, Message Lists, Configuration Guides, Wiring Schematics, FuSA Impact Analysis, and feature cybersecurity. We are offering a salary of $92,315.52 - $184,350.96/yr. We are an Established Global Company. 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 the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including: Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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. 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. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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