ADAS Systems Engineer for Perception

Ford Motor; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Family care benefits

Vehicle discount program for employees

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, MI, is seeking a Systems Engineer for the Advanced Driver Assistance Systems Perception team. You will design and define requirements for perception hardware using radar, vision, and other sensors, ensuring robust safety and performance across Ford vehicles.

The role involves translating needs into testable specifications, leading peer reviews, and collaborating with vendors and hardware teams. Hybrid work and competitive salary are provided.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, or related field.
• 2+ years of experience as a systems engineer decomposing & authoring both functional & performance requirements in automotive, aerospace, defense, or related industry.
• Proficiency using Requirements Management tools such as DOORS, JAMA, or Polarion.
• Solid familiarity of requirement formats (EARS/INCOSE) and ASPICE levels.
• Strong communication skills and ability to lead ad-hoc teams.
• Proactive mindset with a focus on delivery.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage Perception System requirements.
• Translate feature team needs into clear, testable and traceable technical specifications.
• Initiate/support requirement peer reviews with both internal and external partners
• Partner with vendors and our hardware team to refine sensor packaging requirements.
• Define and establish comprehensive performance metrics for the Perception System, including KPIs such as availability, accuracy, and false positive rates.
• Work with internal & external partners to ensure verification methods are aligned to our requirements.
• Own FMEA actions for Perception, including authoring DFMEAs and corrective actions.
• Explore and propose system architecture modifications to decrease application sensitivity.
• Perform root cause analysis on current generation systems to identify potential new requirements.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Lead ad-hoc teams

Proactive mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, or related field

Master’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics or related field

Tools

DOORS

JAMA

Polarion

Job description

Do you have what it takes to make smart vehicles for a smart world? Join the Ford Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) team! Utilizing Design Thinking and User Experience methods, you will work to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We are seeking forward-thinking, laser-focused professionals with a passion for bringing innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life.

We are looking for a skilled and motivated Systems Engineer to join our team and play a key role in designing, defining requirements, and creating analysis methods for our ADAS Perception Systems. These systems can leverage vision, radar, ultrasonic and other technologies to help enable our products to sense the world. In this role, you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on the safety, convenience, and robustness of future Ford vehicles.

Responsibilities

What you'll do...

• Develop and manage Perception System requirements.
• Translate feature team needs into clear, testable and traceable technical specifications.
• Initiate/support requirement peer reviews with both internal and external partners
• Partner with vendors and our hardware team to refine sensor packaging requirements.
• Define and establish comprehensive performance metrics for the Perception System, including Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that may include availability, accuracy, and false positive rates.
• Work with both internal & external partners to ensure verification methods are aligned to our requirements.
• Own Failure Mode Analysis actions for Perception, including authoring DFMEAs, Permanent Corrective Actions, and Systemic Prevent Recurrence.
• Explore and propose system architecture modifications to decrease application sensitivity.
• Perform root cause analysis on current generation systems to identify potential new requirements.

Qualifications

You’ll have...

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, or related field.
• 2+ years of experience as a systems engineer decomposing & authoring both functional & performance requirements in the automotive, aerospace, defense, or related industry.
• Proficiency using Requirements Management tools such as DOORS, JAMA, or Polarion.
• Solid familiarity of requirement formats (EARS/INCOSE) and ASPICE levels.
• Strong communication skills and ability to lead ad-hoc teams.
• Proactive mindset with a focus on delivery.

Even better, you may have...

• Master’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics or related field.
• Proficiency in statistical analysis and experimental design.
• 5+ years of experience as a systems engineer.
• 5+ years of experience delivering production hardware/embedded software.
• 5+ years of experience with ADAS perception systems (Radar, Vision, Ultrasonic, etc.).
• Familiarity with Functional Safety (ISO26262), SOTIF, and ASPICE standards.
• 1+ year experience with systems modeling tools (SysML/MagicDraw/Cameo Systems Modeler).

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
• 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 range of salary grades 7-8 and ranges from $99,600-$170,000.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

Visa sponsorship is not 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.

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.

This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week.

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Job Info

• Job Identification 67763
• Job Category PD Operations and Quality
• Posting Date 08/17/2026, 06:37 PM
• Degree Level Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations 20500 Oakwood Blvd, Dearborn, MI, 48124, US (Hybrid)