Surround-View ADAS Feature Engineer Lead Camera Innovations

Ford; Dearborn, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Parental leave

Back-up child care

Vehicle discount

Job summary

Ford’s Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) team is seeking an engineer to serve as the technical authority for Rear View and Surround View camera features. You will drive requirements decomposition, cross-domain orchestration and a robust roadmap with Product and Digital Design teams.

You’ll lead quality through boundary diagrams, design analysis, Failure Mode Avoidance and rigorous testing procedures, ensuring FMVSS111 and ISO-26262 compliance while guiding complex root-cause

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Systems Engineering.
• 3+ years designing and developing camera hardware or related software delivering human vision camera features.
• 2+ years developing ADAS features using radars, cameras, LIDAR, ultrasonic sensors or related vehicle systems.
• 2+ years in system engineering: System V, functional decomposition, design analysis, requirements development, system integration, FMA analysis.
• Strong leadership, communication, teamwork and project management skills.
• Ability to work independently and take initiative.

Responsibilities

• Act as the technical authority for Rear View (FMVSS111) and Surround View camera features; lead requirements decomposition, cross-domain orchestration and roadmap definition with Product and Digital Design teams.
• Develop feature requirements, boundary diagrams, design analysis, Failure Mode Avoidance, and test procedures to ensure robustness.
• Ensure regulatory (FMVSS111) and functional safety (ISO-26262) compliance by partnering with the Automotive Safety Office and Office of General Counsel on hazard analyses and safety concepts.
• Drive feature robustness through FMA and advanced validation (HIL/SIL/Vehicle); lead root cause investigations (8D/5-Why) and present solutions to leadership.
• Collaborate with Product Design and Digital Design teams to define the roadmap and scope of Ford’s Camera Experience Features.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

Project management

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Systems Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical/Systems/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SysML

MagicDraw/Jama/Jira

Job description

Ford’s Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) team is seeking an engineer to serve as the technical authority for Rear View and Surround View camera features. You will drive requirements decomposition, cross-domain orchestration and a robust roadmap with Product and Digital Design teams.

You’ll lead quality through boundary diagrams, design analysis, Failure Mode Avoidance and rigorous testing procedures, ensuring FMVSS111 and ISO-26262 compliance while guiding complex root-cause