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ADAS FuSA Software Developer

Ford Motor Company

Dearborn, MI · HybridJob$141–193K/yrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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Compensation
$141–193K/yr
Location
Dearborn, MIHybrid
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

Ford Motor Company seeks an ADAS FuSA Software Developer for its Product Development team in Dearborn, Michigan. The role develops, tests, and calibrates advanced driver assistance features and functional-safety software components, applying ISO 26262 processes and model-based development. It is hybrid, requires commuting distance to the worksite, and includes domestic and international travel up to 5%.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Automotive Embedded EngineeringMicrocontrollersSoftware Development ToolsAutomotive Software DevelopmentCompiler and Linker DesignDebuggingBuild ProcessesModel-Based Systems EngineeringMATLAB ToolchainRequirements EngineeringAutomotive Protocol SimulationReplay and Bus MonitoringCANapeCANoeCalibration ToolsCANSPILINAutomotive DiagnosticsSoftware Safety AnalysisTechnical Safety Requirements ReviewSafety Concept ReviewSoftware Architecture Review

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Electronics Engineering or Related Field6 Years Progressive Post-Baccalaureate Experience4 Years Automotive Embedded Engineering Experience4 Years Automotive Software Development Experience4 Years Compiler and Linker Experience4 Years Model-Based Systems Engineering Experience4 Years Requirements Engineering Experience4 Years Automotive Protocol Tools Experience4 Years Automotive Communication Protocols Experience1 Year Software Safety Analysis Experience1 Year Technical Safety Requirements Review Experience1 Year Software Architecture Review Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Parental Leave
Tuition Assistance
Paid Time Off

Full job description

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow’s transportation.

Do you have what it takes to make smart vehicles for a smart world? Join the Ford Product Development team. Utilizing Design Thinking & User Experience methods, you’ll work to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We’re seeking forward-thinking, laser-focused professionals with a passion for bringing innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to such advancements as autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more!

What you’ll be able to do:

ADAS FuSA Software Developer - positions offered by Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, Michigan). Note, this is a hybrid position whereby the employee will work both from home and from the aforementioned worksite. Hence, the employee must live within a reasonable commuting distance from the worksite. Conduct software development to generate, test, and calibrate Advance Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) features. Use Functional safety software development processes per ISO 26262 Chapter 6 guidelines defined for software along with OEM-specific strategy to develop functional safety software components that Ford is responsible for. Utilize Fusa component model-based development using Matlab Simulink and embedded C. Review feature technical safety requirements, including ASIL/QM partner requirements and to develop software safety requirements. Support software development engineers to derive architecture from safety software requirements. Conduct detailed design work products for in-house Functional safety components. Perform and support software unit verification within the MIL/SIL environment based on software unit design and perform software functional testing based on software architecture design and requirements. Support embedded software testing in the HIL/vehicle environment based on software safety requirements. Deliver software safety analysis work products. Domestic and International Travel Required up to 5%.

You'll have...

Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electronics Engineering or a related field and 6 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or a related occupation. 4 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Applying Automotive Embedded Engineering to work with microcontrollers and SW development tools. 2. Applying automotive SW development process to deliver SW artifacts. 3. Using compliers, Linker design, debuggers and build process for SW development. 4. Applying model-based system engineering and related tools including MATLAB tool chain to develop safety or non-safety software components. 5. Using requirement engineering to author quality SW requirements. 6. Utilizing Automotive protocol simulation, replay, bus monitoring, calibration tools including Canape and Canoe to monitor vehicle bus traffic and trigger communication from simulation tool for testing focus ECU. 7. Applying standard communication protocols including CAN, SPI, LIN and diagnostics for software design and implementation changes. 1 year of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Performing software safety analysis to support development of functional safety software components. 2. Reviewing technical safety requirements and safety concepts to ensure compliance with functional safety standards. 3. Reviewing software architecture for safety-related software components to ensure alignment with safety requirements.

We are offering a salary of $140,777.00 - $192,900.00/yr.

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 the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

  • Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage

  • Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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.

For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:

https://fordcareers.co/GSR

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 1-888-336-0660.

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How this job compares

Set against the 42,014 open Software Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$141–193K/yr
  • Michigan median$112–207K/yr420 salary ranges
  • US median$135–219K/yr33,393 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $167K, is 7% above the Michigan median midpoint ($157K) — in the middle half of Software Engineer salary ranges in Michigan.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 658 open Software Engineer jobs in Michigan and 42,014 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Michigan
Experience
This posting asks for at least 6 years of experience; Software Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (34,412 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 13,315 of the 42,014 open Software Engineer jobs (32%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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