JOB DESCRIPTION

　　At Ford Motor Company, we are dedicated to designing, manufacturing, and selling high quality vehicles that meet the diverse needs of our customers. From autonomy and electrification, to innovative in-vehicle infotainment system connecting you to your world, our Product Development teams are working together with excitement to make smart vehicles for a smart world. We believe our employees and the different perspectives that they bring to the business are the driving force behind our success. Come discover a company that is focused on the quality of our vehicles, the environment, the community, and the world in which we live.

　　The Infotainment Embedded Software Supervisor is responsible for managing the design and development of embedded software for Ford's in-vehicle infotainment system to support applications that provide Audio, Sirius-XM, Tuner, Media, phone, voice commands, user settings, and vehicle interfaces. The responsibilities also include being able to review the Architecture, design, code and test cases and direct the team to resolve a variety of issues and make quality software releases.

　　RESPONSIBILITIES

　　• Lead an agile development team of software engineers to create user interface, applications, and middleware software for Ford's in-vehicle infotainment system

　　• Lead the definition, design, and development of high-quality software that meets feature requirements and delivery schedule

　　• Create a highly collaborative and motivated team environment to create a best in-class infotainment system that delivers exciting features to customers

　　• Manage software quality through design reviews, code reviews, software configuration management, and rigorous testing at all levels of software development

　　• Drive established Agile development methods, execute the role of a scrum master, support the Product Owner (PO)/Technical Program Manager (TPM) to breakdown the specifications/requirements into actionable epics and stories, and manage the backlogs & sprints.

　　• Work closely with Software Engineers and Architects to develop the best technical designs and approaches for our customers

　　• Collaborate cross-functionally with technical specialists, feature owners, scrum masters, program managers, test teams, and other software development teams to develop infotainment system features

　　• Lead test engineers to create test cases, support test case automation, and execute the appropriate suite of tests at each software development phase

　　• Manage suppliers to develop and deliver 3rd party software for successful integration into in-vehicle infotainment system

　　• Support the development of infotainment platforms by leveraging the latest technologies and data analytics that can be used to build exciting infotainment products of tomorrow

　　• Hire team members and mentor/train software engineers to develop/enhance the team's capability to deliver innovative infotainment features on time with quality

　　• Set yearly team objectives and conduct year-end performance reviews

　　QUALIFICATIONS

　　• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related engineering degree

　　• 12+ years of software design and development experience on embedded, mobile, or consumer electronic platforms

　　• 8+ year of infotainment software development experience in the automotive industry

　　• 5+ years of embedded software development experience

　　• 5+ years of C/C++ programming language software development experience

　　• 5+ years of experience leading Software development teams utilizing functions and features of QNX, Android or Linux operating system

　　• 3+ years of software architecture systems experience developing embedded software products

　　• 3+ years of experience providing technical guidance to software engineers to design and build embedded software products.

　　ABOUT US

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

　　ABOUT THE TEAM

　　We seek to provide the thought leadership essential to achieving Ford's strategic objectives. We translate insight into action by driving toward robust points of view, timely decisions and responsible allocation of enterprise resources.