Ford's Systems and Core Architecture (SCA) team is looking to establish the strategy and execution of software systems architecture, aligned to their platform intent, to deliver a high performing Engineering organization. The role aims to ensure architectural strategy is deployed successfully and evolved to meet product, technology, and quality roadmaps, while meeting business delivery, quality, and cost expectations.
Requirements
- 12+ years of engineering experience in the automotive industry, with proven delivery track record in software architecture and implementation
- Deep expertise in software architecture and the necessary elements; knowledge of tradeoffs
- Experience with Automotive Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) architectures, technology, and methods
- Experience with standards for software architecture (ex: ISO42010), balancing methods (ex: ATAM)
- Strong understanding of embedded software, software stacks and software development methodologies and software development lifecycles
- Experience working with automotive domains, propulsion, ADAS, infotainment, Body, Chassis, connectivity
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with fellow stakeholders to build architecture strategy to meet platform objectives, product needs, and corporate goals
- Lead a technical team in execution of the engineering and delivery of software architecture to consumers such as subsystem and component organizations, both internal and external to Ford
- Partner with functional directors, senior leadership, and cross-functional teams to ensure software architecture meets platform and application expectations
- Work with component software teams and outside suppliers as necessary to further elicit requirements
- Own the common “Bill of Design” for software for all domains i.e. the cross-domain centralized software requirements
- Determine and maintain the strategy for base software
- Act as a thought leader and key influencer in a robust software architecture that promotes maintainability and interoperability not only in initial production but for post-production over-the-air updates
Other
- Proven leadership experience in establishing engineering methods, defining processes, and driving organizational change
- Strong ability to influence and collaborate with senior executives, directors, and engineering teams.
- Experience working with cross-functional teams to integrate strategy into complex software and hardware systems.
- Exceptional communication and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to translate safety requirements into business objectives.
- Track record of successfully managing and growing a high-performing software team.
