In this position…

We bring engineering ideas to life. In Product Development, we make driving more exciting, enjoyable, and sustainable. In our Ford Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) program, Ford’s ADAS Embedded Software team designs and develops software that provides Best in Class behavior for features like Adaptive Cruise Control, Automatic Emergency Braking, Cross Traffic Alert, Active Park Assist, Pro-Trailer Assist and 360 Camera Systems.

What you'll do….

- Design and tune a real time image processing pipeline to supply computer and human vision data to consumers
- Understand the complete, low-level flow of image data from imager through ISP to vision data consumers
- Translate high-level software requirements and vision data consumer requirements into design choices.
- Assist in investigations of supplier candidate image processing hardware, including ISP accelerators and imagers
- Document image processing pipeline implementation and facilitate reviews and discussions.
- Tune and integrate image processing software supplier API’s.
- Assist vision data consumers with re-simulation efforts and tuning version tracking
- Assist other feature teams that utilize vision data with image quality analysis.
- Translate the necessary remaining work into agile stories and epics for prioritization.
- Identify areas of technology focus and push technology to achieve and maintain leadership for current and future generations of DAT vision hardware and software.

You'll have...

•Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
•Applicable academic coursework in embedded ISP software development within an electronics discipline
•Applicable academic coursework in C/C++ software development implementation
•Applicable academic coursework in imaging, image processing and/or computer vision
•Experience in measuring image quality such as MTF, color accuracy, and exposure error
 

Even better, you may have...

•Master’s degree in computer engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
•Successful defense of image processing or computer vision-based thesis
•2+ years of industry experience in embedded ISP software product development within an electronics discipline
•2+ years of industry experience in C/C++ software development implementation
•2+ years of industry experience in imaging, image processing and/or computer vision to support active safety features.
•Experience with communication protocols such as I2C, MIPI CSI
•Experience with Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN)
•Familiarity with view stitching and human view generaon
•Relevant experience in all program phases from Pre-Program through Launch including one major program.
•Proven ability to deliver complex solutions in an intensely collaborative product creation environment.
•Team oriented, ability to work in cross functional groups and proven technical achievement.
•Excellent communication skills both vertically and horizontally within the organization related to all aspects of technical leadership – written and verbal Familiar with traditional computer vision processing such as object detection, feature tracking, and optical flow.
•Experience in low-level processing core architectures and low-level programming (ex. assembly)


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 change maker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of 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

For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:
https://corporate.ford.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en-us/documents/careers/2024-benefits-and-comp-GSR-sal-plan-2.pdf
 

Visa sponsorship is available for this position.
 

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.
 

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