Manufacturing Engineering Systems Support

The ADAS Diagnostics Systems Engineering team leads the development and implementation of diagnostic strategies for the ADAS System, leveraging manufacturing, service, and engineering data to ensure reliability, high performance, and customer satisfaction.Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Computer, Software Engineering, Data Science, or a related field2+ years of experience in vehicle systems engineering, including architecture development, requirements definition and authoring, and failure mode analysis (DFMEA)2+ years of experience with automotive diagnostics development (DTCs, DIDs, diagnostic strategy/architecture)Familiarity with diagnostic communication standards (e.g., Master's degree in Electrical, Controls, Computer, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering or a related field5+ years of experience in vehicle systems engineering, including architecture development, requirements definition and authoring, and failure mode analysis (DFMEA)5+ years of experience with automotive diagnostics development and architecture (DTCs, DIDs, diagnostic strategy)Experience authoring diagnostic specifications or behavioral models (e.g., state diagrams, sequence diagrams, DTC maturation/healing logic)Experience with electrical module design, in-vehicle communication protocols (CAN, LIN, Ethernet, UDS), and power distributionExperience with requirements management tools and model-based systems engineeringExperience with systems engineering or electronic component release engineering during major vehicle build launch milestonesExperience leading root-cause analysis (e.g., 8D, 5-Why) with cross-functional or supplier teams Experience with Agile methodologiesYou 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!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. 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.Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week. #Architect and own diagnostic strategy for assigned ADAS features/subsystems, as part of a broader diagnostics team responsible for the overall ADAS diagnostic architecture — defining diagnostic requirements, fault detection logic, DTC set structure, and failure response strategy for your area of responsibility from concept through production, using systems engineering principles, and ensuring alignment with the team's overall diagnostic strategy and architecture.state diagrams, sequence diagrams, DTC maturation/healing logic) that translate system-level failure modes into implementable diagnostic requirements for software and hardware teams.Serve as the intake and technical owner for enhanced diagnostics requests from internal customers — eliciting and clarifying the underlying problem statement or customer need, assessing priority and feasibility against the overall diagnostics scope of work in partnership with the diagnostics team, developing design proposals, and incorporating approved changes into diagnostic specifications.Collaborate directly with software/controls engineers during feature development to define fault detection thresholds, enable conditions, and failure mode responses before code is written — not after issues surface in validation.Lead or support root-cause investigations for diagnostic anomalies identified during development — Working with internal engineering functions and suppliers, identify defect source, feed findings back into diagnostic architecture and DTC strategy updates (continuous improvement, not just issue closure).Develop troubleshooting guides and diagnostic documentation to enable engineering, manufacturing, and service teams to act on the diagnostics you designed.Define and execute validation criteria for diagnostic specifications you author, ensuring diagnostic behavior meets intent — validation as the final checkpoint of a strategy you built, not a standalone verification task.Manage diagnostic issue triage and DTC lifecycle management across the product lifecycle, with a focus on identifying architecture-level fixes rather than one-off patches.