V&V Governance Engineer: Quality Analytics & Compliance

Ford Motor Company; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Flexible holiday schedule

Vehicle discount program

Job summary

Ford Motor Company’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is seeking a V&V Governance Engineer to strengthen verification and validation governance, align processes, and deliver quality analytics. The role collaborates across V&V, quality, safety, software, and program teams to improve assessment readiness and evidence quality.

You’ll develop dashboards, metrics, and automation to drive actionable insights, while validating compliance to FAP03-149, ISO 26262, Automotive SPICE, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of experience defining, deploying, or assessing V&V, quality, safety, or regulated engineering processes.
• Working knowledge of FAP03-149 or equivalent DV/PV governance, including verification planning, evidence expectations, reviews, milestones, regulatory requirements, and deviation management.
• Assessment-capable knowledge of ISO 26262, Automotive SPICE, and/or ISO 8800, with ability to evaluate evidence, document gaps, and drive corrective/preventive actions.
• Ability to build or govern dashboards, metrics, traceability checks, and audit automation using data-driven methods.
• Experience applying quality predictive analytics, including trend analysis, leading indicators, risk modeling, and preventive action planning.
• Strong communication, stakeholder alignment, and process adoption skills across cross-functional engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Define, maintain, and improve V&V QOS processes, governance routines, templates, and assessment criteria aligned to relevant standards.
• Map Agile execution artifacts to formal DV/PV and Software Test Plan expectations, including requirement applicability and evidence retention.
• Own end-to-end traceability rules and automate checks for missing links, incomplete evidence, and readiness gaps.
• Lead tool confidence and evidence governance for systems used to create, manage, or report verification evidence.
• Develop dashboards, KPIs/KRIs, audit automation, and quality predictive analytics to identify leading indicators and readiness concerns.
• Drive corrective/preventive actions, process adoption, training, and stakeholder alignment across V&V, quality, safety, software, and program teams.

Skills

V&V governance

Quality processes

Dashboards & metrics

Data-driven methods

Stakeholder alignment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or CS

Tools

Python scripting

Workflow automation

Test management systems

Defect tracking

Job description

Ford Motor Company’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is seeking a V&V Governance Engineer to strengthen verification and validation governance, align processes, and deliver quality analytics. The role collaborates across V&V, quality, safety, software, and program teams to improve assessment readiness and evidence quality.

You’ll develop dashboards, metrics, and automation to drive actionable insights, while validating compliance to FAP03-149, ISO 26262, Automotive SPICE, and