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Ford’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company’s vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You’ll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams.

In this position...
Ford is seeking an experienced automation professional with a passion for cars and technology, specifically the systems that keep us connected and entertained on the road. As a Test Automation Engineer focusing on Automotive In-Vehicle-Infotainment (IVI), you'll be a key player in ensuring the quality, stability, and performance of sophisticated in-car systems. You won't just be writing scripts, you'll be designing and building robust automation frameworks, leading efforts to integrate automation into development pipelines, and tackling the challenges of testing hardware-software integrated systems in a real-time, safety-critical environment. Your work will directly impact the user experience of future vehicles.

You'll have…

Bachelor’s degree or better in software engineering, computer science or a related field or equivalent experience. 5+ years of software development experience. Proven proficiency in at least one major programming or scripting language relevant to automation. Demonstrated experience in designing and building test automation frameworks or significantly enhancing existing ones. A strong grasp of software testing methodologies, different types of testing, and quality assurance processes. Experience working with version control systems, like Git. Familiarity with the concepts and tools used in CI/CD pipelines such as Jenkins, GitLab CI. Experience using bug tracking systems like Jira. A track record of successfully debugging complex software and system problems. Excellent problem-solving abilities and a sharp eye for detail. Strong communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills – you can clearly explain technical concepts and work effectively across teams.

Even better, you may have…

A Master's degree in software engineering, computer science or a related field or a combination of education and equivalent experience Experience testing automotive infotainment systems or other complex embedded systems. Experience with Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing or testing directly on physical automotive hardware or vehicles. Experience working with specific infotainment operating systems (like Android Automotive, Linux) or graphical user interface toolkits Experience with performance testing concepts and automating performance checks.

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 of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, 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.

This position is a leadership level 5.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL5SP4

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What you'll do...

Take the lead in architecting, designing, and implementing sophisticated and maintainable automated test frameworks tailored for automotive infotainment systems. Develop, execute, and maintain automated test cases, encompassing functional, integration, regression, and performance testing. Continuously enhance the automation framework by adding new capabilities, integrating with specialized automotive test hardware (like Hardware-in-the-Loop systems or test benches), and optimizing test execution speed and reliability. Integrate automated tests into Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to provide rapid feedback to development teams and improve release efficiency. Collaborate closely with software developers, manual testers, system engineers, and product owners to understand features, define testable requirements, and troubleshoot complex system-level issues. Contribute to the overall test automation strategy for infotainment, including tool selection and effort estimation for automation initiatives. Analyze test results, perform root cause analysis for failures, write clear and actionable bug reports, and track automation progress and coverage. Champion best practices in software development, including code quality, security, and performance optimization.