Principal Software Development Engineer in Test - Ford Motor Company

Come help build a better world, where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams. Ford Motor Company was built on the belief that freedom of movement drives human progress. It's a belief that has fueled our passion to create great cars and trucks. And today, it drives our commitment to become the world's most trusted mobility company, designing vehicles for a smart world that helps people move more safely, confidently, and freely. Ford is experiencing significant business transformation in an ever-changing propulsion and digital world, and we are looking for exceptional talent to join us on this journey. In Ford Connected Vehicle Software, we create lifetime value for our customers by delivering a software development environment that is purposeful and differentiated with simplicity and ingenuity to generate sustainable returns for Ford. We equip the enterprise to derive value from all forms of data to generate sustainable savings through automation and team integration. At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career and help us define tomorrow's transportation. **Get Ready to Shape the Future of Automotive Technology!** **We're looking for Principal Developers who are passionate about pushing the boundaries of innovation!** **In this role, you'll be the architect of cutting-edge test automation and tools, building the foundation for our cloud and in-vehicle applications and operating systems.** **Think of it as building a fortress of quality!** You'll be working with top-notch cross-functional teams to launch game-changing technical solutions that will ensure the software powering our vehicles is nothing short of flawless. **Here's what you'll be doing:** + **Designing, developing, and maintaining test methodologies, automation frameworks, and tools that will redefine how we test new features, functionality, and Over-the-Air updates.** You'll be the master of test automation, making sure our new product line releases are rock solid. + **Collaborating directly with Development rockstars, Technical Program Managers, and Project Managers.** You'll be a key player in a high-powered team, ensuring quality is woven into the very fabric of our applications and platforms. + **Leading the charge towards a quality-centric development process.** You'll be the champion of automation, driving us closer to 100% test coverage. **This is your chance to join a team that's redefining the automotive landscape.** If you're ready to take on a challenge that will push your skills to the limit and leave a lasting impact, this is the opportunity you've been waiting for **Basic Qualifications** + Master's degree in computer science, Engineering, or equivalent work experience. + 5+ year proficiency in a programming language like Python, C#, C++, or Java **Preferred Qualifications** + Experience in modern software development methodology, such as pair programming, test-first/test-driven development OR demonstrated delivery of singular focus programming. + Demonstrated success creating evolutionary architectures with appropriate operational characteristics: scale, reliability, security, performance, etc. + Project leader for the execution of strategies for test design, planning and execution methods, and automation scripts used for requirements verification purposes, at multiple integration / solution levels. + Guide and contribute to incident resolutions and reporting, including Preventive Actions implementations into the Test Strategy. + Guide and contribute to defining Test Management Strategies (tools and processes selection / creation) used by the test teams on the planning, execution, and reporting phases. + Promote code artisanship best practices, quality and security standards; and ability to lead/contribute to the improvement of them. + Advanced professional experience with Software / Requirement Verification projects (Test Suite and Automation solutions for multiple Verification / Validation scopes and Integration levels). + Experience in architecting and implementing Test Strategies. + Experience proposing technical direction for Design Verification framework solutions. 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 + 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. For a detailed look at our benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL6HTHD (https://urldefense.com/v3/\_\_https:/fordcareers.co/LL6HTHD\_\_;!!N\_LtwI-RPugbI9wg0dJn!DyymEx52LvhhMe6HAF2FrJQIWO0bNc-cvItbrTpPFmQ0KWc4ymSZNxXg\_\_4u8TrPe6cvTSvxhzocjZo$) This position is a leadership level 6. Visa sponsorship is available for this position. \#LI-Hybrid **Requisition ID** : 34975