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The candidate will be involved in the full lifecycle of Embedded Software Development on the Ford Digital Cockpit system. Developers will be contributing a system architecture and implementing software components that allows Ford to deliver a digital cockpit that meets our functional safety goals aligned with ISO 26262 standards. The software development will be with primarily in C/C++ and the QNX operating system.

• Work on proof of concepts and implementation for next generation digital cockpit and infotainment systems with a focus on functional safety

• Implement graphical user-interfaces and middleware

• Integrate APIs / SDKs that provide functional safety support

• Participate in system design, documentation, and testing to deliver a best-in-class infotainment and digital cockpit systems

• Work in an agile team of software developers, test engineers, technical product managers and leads.

• Be an active participant in an agile product development environment, including stand up meetings, regular sprint planning, demos and retrospectives

• Address issues, write unit tests and contribute to system specifications and code reviews

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in software engineering, computer science, or a related field. (Successful candidates will be required to provide proof of degree completion for the highest level of education attained. If the degree was obtained from a school outside of Canada, an Education Credential Assessment report showing Canadian equivalency is also required)

• 5 years of experience using C/C++ to develop software, including the ability to demonstrate advanced skills with:

• Embedded C, C++ on embedded RTOS (QNX, VxWorks, Embedded Linux)

• POSIX compliant systems

• multi-threaded software applications

• inter-process communications

• debugging with GNU toolchain

• validating code with unit-testing and mock frameworks

• detecting and fixing bugs with static and dynamic code analysis tools, including code coverage (Klocwork, Valgrind, lcov or equivalent)

• complex crash and stability and performance analysis

• Experience using software development best practices, including:

• applying Agile methods to software development processes

• documenting designs using design patterns and UML (state diagrams, sequence diagrams, and class diagrams)

• working with a team using a distributed version control system to track source code

• using requirements and defects tracking software

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Prefer candidates with experience:

• ISO26262 functional safety

• AUTOSAR

• writing software applications for one or more infotainment middleware modules

• performing automotive software development applying automotive standards

• developing software utilizing the QNX operating system

• automating development tasks with shell scripts and build systems

We thank all applicants for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Ford of Canada is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a culturally diverse workforce. Accommodations for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment, selection and / or assessment processes, where needed, are available upon request. Please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require.

Candidates for this position must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited does not sponsor work permit applications

Requisition ID : 19707