Ford is building the digital factory of the future, a software-defined manufacturing ecosystem that integrates process, product and production to empower operators and engineers. The goal is to make the operator's life better while building safer, smarter, and more efficient plants worldwide.
Requirements
- 8 years of professional software development experience, including at least 4 years managing a software team, building solutions at scale
- 4 years of experience building full-stack applications in production environments, with proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, React, and backend frameworks including Next.js, Node.js, Python or Go
- 2 years experience with database systems (SQL, NoSQL) and API design (REST/GraphQL)
- 1 year experience deploying and maintaining applications in cloud-native environments (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Experience deploying and maintaining applications in a factory or IOT environment
- Exposure to real-time systems or manufacturing data workflows a big plus
Responsibilities
- Building next-generation manufacturing platforms that reduce defects, boost throughput, and enhance safety across Ford’s global factories.
- Design and develop high-performance applications and services for real-time factory orchestration and diagnostics.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams—embedded systems, hardware engineers, and data scientists—to bring the digital twin of Ford’s factory to life.
- Contribute to real-time insight generation that allows operators and machines to make proactive decisions.
- Participate in developing Ford’s first in-house diagnostics platform for real-time assembly insights.
- Design, implement, and maintain scalable applications and backend services for the workstation within the factory
- Manage a high performing team of application developers and deliver quality software fast and at scale
Other
- Maintain a 50-50 split between management and contributing to the code base through: ideation, design, coding, testing, deployment and support.
- Mentor entry-level and senior engineers, growing their skills and maximizing their impact at Ford.
- Define operational and technical direction for the product, evaluating new technologies or patterns.
- Ensure the team writes clean, testable, and maintainable code in line with industry best practices by being a hands-on leader.
- Maintain your personal skills and actively research best practices in the industry, suggesting new findings.
