Staff Embedded Platform Engineer

Embedded Platform Software Engineer

Our Embedded Platform contains the RTOS, drivers, standard/common services, and basic functionality that all our ECUs need to function within our next generation vehicle.

This team is responsible for performing initial development on each ECU, and for developing the common libraries and services that are used across all ECUs.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Embedded Platform Software Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in embedded development supporting complex, distributed, safety-critical embedded systems.

Responsibilities

• Specify requirements, design, implement, and test both bare metal and RTOS low-level software for creating a scalable platform.

• Develop multicore, time/safety critical software architectures.

• Work with/resolve ambiguity in requirements/specifications/designs.

• Create elegant, efficient real-time software components and interfaces.

• Develop software component testing methodologies and implementations to ensure maturity/stability/release readiness.

• Work with hardware and debuggers at a bench and HIL level to verify software operation.

• Define system-level power/compute/communication requirements and implement solutions that allow different applications to achieve different combinations of configurations.

• Profile power/CPU/bus usage and identify opportunities for optimization on the submodule as well as system level.

• Develop comprehensive test plans and perform thorough testing to validate firmware functionality, stability, and performance under various conditions, including low power modes.

Qualifications

You'll have...

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.

• 5+ years of relevant experience in embedded software development using C.

• Experience with bare metal and RTOS software development including bringup.

• Experience with JIRA and Confluence.

• Experience with git.

• Experience with build systems such as make and bazel.

• Experience with scripting languages such as python or bash.

• Knowledge of electrical engineering fundamentals including circuit analysis and design.

• Excellent communication skills.

Even better, you may have...

• Experience in driver development and RTOS integration.

• Experience with fundamental hardware components on PCB and their analysis tools.

• Experience with ISO26262 development.

• Experience with Automotive technologies such as CAN, LIN, UDS, DoIP.

• Experience with Automotive testing tools such as Vector Canoe.

• Knowledge of MISRA.

• Knowledge of commercial compilers and embedded debugging tools.

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 $150,200-283,500.

Visa sponsorship is 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.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call View phone number on click.appcast.io.

This position is hybrid (onsite four days per week) for candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location or remote for non-local candidates.

Job Identification 60791

Posting Date 03/16/2026, 03:33 PM

Apply Before 06/30/2026, 12:00 AM

Job Schedule Full time

Locations 3590 Cover St, Long Beach, CA, 90808, US (Hybrid)