CareerPlan

Staff Diagnostics and Embedded Cyber Security Engineer

Palo Alto, CA, United StatesFull-time$150k–$284k2026-09-14 → 2026-11-12
HybridVisa sponsorship offered

Core

Designing the software stack from ground up for a best-in-class vehicle infotainment platform and enabling vehicle access, networking, and power management for Ford Electric Vehicles.

Role type

Staff Embedded Software Engineer (Automotive)

Builds

Next generation Ford Electric Vehicle infotainment platform and vehicle access components

Domain

Automotive / Embedded Systems

Required skills

C, C++, Python, Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS), Linux, concurrent systems, embedded systems development, troubleshooting, diagnostic interfaces, data-driven analysis

Preferred skills

Automotive networks (CAN, LIN, Ethernet), wireless networks (BLE, UWB, NFC, WiFi), Vector and Intrepid tools, MISRA, AutoSAR, functional safety (ISO 26262), Yocto Linux

Responsibilities

Define, design, and develop complex features with multiple stakeholders; Collaborate with Hardware, Systems, and Integration teams to develop requirements and functional test cases; Lead efforts to diagnose and improve existing features; Develop tooling and diagnostic interfaces between vehicle access components; Integrate software and features into the controller's codebase; Use data-driven analysis tools to verify and diagnose vehicle software in the field.

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities