ADAS Vision Systems Engineer

Are you a skilled and motivated engineer passionate about automotive camera systems? We're seeking a Core Camera Systems Engineer to join our Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) team.

In this specialized role, you will be instrumental in defining, designing, documenting, and developing the core ADAS camera system elements. You'll work in close collaboration with our vehicle subsystem partners.

Leveraging your background in requirements management, systems engineering, ADAS software/hardware development, and specific experience with camera sensors in complex vehicle architectures, you will drive the technical direction for camera system integration, functionality, and performance.

This position demands a deep understanding of camera technology, coupled with strong engineering abilities. You will guide technical discussions, solve complex performance and integration problems, and collaborate effectively across various internal teams and external partners.

If you thrive on the technical challenges of automotive camera systems, enjoy leading initiatives, and are looking to grow your career within ADAS, this is a significant opportunity to shape the future of advanced camera systems that enable both machine vision and human vision features.

What you'll do...

• Camera System Architecture: Lead the definition, design, and evolution of the core ADAS camera system, creating requirements that produce robust and scalable hardware, software, and system designs.

• Continuous Improvement: Drive the research and evaluation of cutting‑edge camera technologies (image sensors, optics, image processing pipelines, SoCs), recommending strategic improvements and robustness actions to significantly enhance camera system capabilities for advanced camera‑based features.

• Technical Direction: Provide technical direction to engineering teams, ensuring regulatory compliance, performance targets (image quality, latency), and technical excellence.

• Ensure Cross‑Functional Integration: Work closely with diverse internal teams (SW, HW, Validation, Perception, Fusion, Planning, Infotainment, etc.) and external partners to guarantee seamless integration, alignment, and robustness of ADAS camera system solutions.

• ADAS Strategic Alignment: Ensure the camera system architecture directly supports and aligns with critical ADAS strategic imperatives: Quality, Program Delivery, architecture evolution, camera-based features, AI/Data analysis needs, and simulation capabilities.

• Cross‑Sensor Standardization: Drive initiatives to align and standardize camera system strategies and processes with those of other ADAS sensors, promoting consistency, efficiency, and robust system‑level integration across the full sensor suite.

• Systems Modeling & Documentation: Champion the use of structured system modeling tools (SysML/UML, e.g., Magic Draw) to accurately define, document, and analyze camera system architecture, requirements, and interfaces, thereby improving clarity and process efficiency.

• Process Improvement: Champion and drive continuous improvement in requirements management (JAMA / FEDE), and systems engineering processes specifically tailored for ADAS camera systems.

• Complex Problem Resolution &Robustness Actions: Drive the resolution of complex technical issues impacting ADAS camera system architecture, performance, calibration, and vehicle integration for both current and future programs. Leverage insights from these resolutions and lessons learned to inform the design of next‑generation camera systems and prevent reoccurrence. Support the implementation and launch activities for current architectures.

• Diagnostic & Fault Management: Lead the definition and implementation of comprehensive diagnostic and fault handling strategies for the ADAS camera system, ensuring effective failure detection, reporting, and management spanning hardware, software interfaces, and the overall system.

You'll have...

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Computer Science and a minimum of 6 years of relevant engineering experience.

• OR a minimum of 10 years of equivalent engineering experience without the specified degree.

• Knowledge of software, hardware, and systems development.

• Familiarity with overall vehicle Electrical/Electronic (E/E) architectures.

• Experience in roles such as automotive systems engineer, vehicle architecture implementation, or product launch within a sensor system development context.

• Experience working effectively in dynamic, cross‑functional environments, including collaboration with internal and external partners.

Even better, you may have...

• 5+ years of direct experience within the ADAS domain.

• Knowledge of ADAS software, hardware, and systems development, particularly in areas like camera image processing pipelines, camera perception, or sensor fusion.

• Deep technical expertise in automotive camera systems, including a solid understanding of image sensors, optics, image signal processing (ISP), camera interfaces, and integration into vehicle Electrical/Electronic (E/E) architectures.

• Proven systems engineering experience, with a strong focus on automotive camera systems or embedded vision systems.

• Demonstrated ability to lead technical design reviews, discussions, and complex problem‑solving sessions for ADAS systems.

• Experience with automotive ADAS (SAE L0‑L3) features that heavily rely on camera input.

• Excellent problem‑solving skills, particularly for complex challenges related to advanced sensor system performance, quality, design, and integration.

• Strong communication skills (written and verbal) and effective collaboration abilities.

• Experience mentoring junior technical team members (formal or informal).

• Proven drive to exceed quality metrics.

Technical Skills: Automotive Camera System Architecture Design, Image Sensor Technology, Optics Fundamentals, Image Processing Pipelines, Automotive Camera Integration (e.g., FPD‑Link, GMSL, Ethernet), Requirements Engineering, Modeling Tools, Magic Draw, Problem Diagnosis & Resolution, Technical Documentation, Familiarity with E/E Architectures.

Professional & Leadership Skills: Team Collaboration, Technical Leadership, Cross‑Functional Communication, Stakeholder Management (including internal/external partners), Strategic Thinking, Decision Making, Mentoring, Adaptability, Planning & Organization.

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage

• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more

• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more

• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases

• Tuition assistance

• Established and active employee resource groups

• Paid time off for individual and team community service 

• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day 

• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time. 

This position is a range of salary grades 7-8 and ranges from $97,140-190,500. 

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

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