Automation Engineer

Ford; Allentown (Lehigh County); Remote; USD 114,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Coaching

Health coverage

Flexible remote hours

Job summary

Ford in Allentown is seeking an experienced software engineer to scale systems handling traffic across PA and beyond. The role offers a salary range of $114,000–$165,000 with remote hours and a culture that grows with you.

You will reverse-engineer legacy testing formats, automate pipelines, review PRs, and track performance metrics, contributing to Ford’s technology team from Allentown or remotely.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of standing behind your own estimates.
• 5+ years that left you with strong instincts and few illustrations.
• Willingness to relocate to Allentown, PA, or to make remote work.
• Attention to detail that catches what spell-check misses.
• Hands-on proficiency with organization and time management.

Responsibilities

• Reverse-engineer the low-drama Mobile Testing format Ford inherited and never documented.
• Carry a Zephyr feature through code freeze without Ford stability issues.
• Review pull requests and uphold engineering standards across the technology team.
• Automate build, test, and deployment pipelines for faster release cycles.
• Track and report on key performance metrics for technology services.
• Replace the brittle Organization hack with a Gatling solution that scales in Allentown.
• Decode the undocumented Gatling service nobody at Ford remembers writing.

Skills

Automation

Gatling

Code review

Build deployment

Estimating experience

Tools

Gatling

Job description

Join our engineering team in Allentown and help us scale systems that handle traffic from across PA and beyond. The promise is concrete — $114,000 - $165,000, remote hours, 5 years honored, and a technology role at Ford that grows with you.

Key Responsibilities

• Reverse-engineer the low-drama Mobile Testing format Ford inherited and never documented
• Carry a delightfully-weird Zephyr feature through code freeze without breaking Ford stability
• Review pull requests and uphold engineering standards across the technology team
• Automate build, test, and deployment pipelines for faster release cycles
• Track and report on key performance metrics for technology services
• Replace the brittle Organization hack with a Gatling solution that survives Allentown scale
• Decode the undocumented Gatling service nobody at Ford remembers writing

What You'll Bring

• Professionalism, integrity, and discretion with sensitive information
• Willingness to relocate to Allentown, PA, or to make remote work
• At least 7 years of standing behind your own estimates
• 5+ years that left you with strong instincts and few illustrations
• The kind of attention to detail that catches what spell-check misses
• Hands-on proficiency with Organization, ideally paired with Time Management
• Curiosity that outpaces your current job description

People choose Ford because we pair results-oriented technology with a team that genuinely cares, right here in Allentown. Mentorship goes both ways at Ford, and seniority never means having all the answers.

The package speaks for itself: $114,000 - $165,000, coaching, coverage, and the flexible remote hours that ambitious technology pros expect.