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Embedded Software V&V Manager

Ford Motor Company · Palo Alto, CA · 1 mo ago
HybridEngineering$176k–$317k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes description about Ford Model E responsibilities etc. We need headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections if posting has real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate: EEO, visa sponsorship? Visa sponsorship is maybe part of benefits? It's a detail but maybe not needed? The instruction: Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. Visa sponsorship is not exactly EEO but maybe considered legal? It's about eligibility. Might be considered boilerplate? Probably we can keep it if it's substantive? It says "Visa sponsorship is available for this position." That's a benefit? Could be included under Benefits? But we have Benefits section for specific benefits like medical etc. Visa sponsorship maybe not needed. We'll decide to omit as it's more eligibility. We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to capture: - Intro paragraph about Ford Model E responsibilities: "Ford Model E is responsible for developing the key technologies and capabilities – such as EV platforms, batteries, e-motors, inverters, charging and recycling – to create ground-up breakthrough electric vehicles. By joining the best software, engineering, design and UX talent, you will be a part of creating new technologies and concepts that can be applied across the Ford enterprise. Being on the Ford Model E team means building the future as Ford’s center of innovation and growth through electric and connected vehicles and services." That's about the role. Could be under "About the role". Then "What you'll do..." with subsections: Team Leadership & Management, Strategy, Automation & Frameworks, Test Execution & Quality Assurance, Collaboration & Stakeholder Management. Those are responsibilities. We'll put under Responsibilities heading with ul li for each bullet? The content includes paragraphs with bold headings. We need to preserve all detail. We could create ul with li each containing the bold heading and its description. Or we could keep as p with strong? The instruction: Use
  • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we should convert each duty into li. Thus under Responsibilities we will have ul with li items: - Team Leadership & Management: Lead and Mentor: Manage, mentor, and develop a team of V&V engineers; foster a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and continuous learning. Resource Management: Assign tasks based on team strengths, manage project timelines, and oversee resources and budgets to ensure timely delivery of validation activities. Performance Development: Provide technical guidance and feedback to drive individual growth and team capability. - Strategy, Automation & Frameworks: V&V Strategy: Define and implement comprehensive V&V strategies for embedded software, covering unit, integration, system, and acceptance testing. Automation Focus: Oversee the design, development, and maintenance of robust automated test frameworks and infrastructure to maximize test coverage and efficiency. Process Improvement: Establish and maintain V&V processes and methodologies (e.g., Agile, V-Model), continuously assessing emerging trends to improve quality and safety culture. - Test Execution & Quality Assurance: Test Planning: Oversee the creation of test plans, cases, and scripts, ensuring thorough coverage of functional, non-functional, performance, and regression requirements. Quality Metrics: Establish quality metrics, analyze test results, lead root cause identification for reported issues, and track resolutions to ensure robust software delivery. Compliance: Ensure all activities comply with relevant industry standards (ISO 26262, AUTOSAR) and internal quality processes. - Collaboration & Stakeholder Management: Cross-Functional Alignment: Collaborate closely with software development, systems engineering, and product management to ensure seamless integration and traceability of requirements from system to component level. Reporting: Present validation results, status reports, and actionable insights to senior management and external stakeholders (clients/suppliers). Design Reviews: Participate in design reviews and safety analyses to integrate validation processes early in the development cycle. Now "You'll have..." section includes requirements: Bachelor’s degree..., Experience: 8+ years..., Leadership: At least 3 years..., Technical Knowledge:..., Skills:... This is qualifications/requirements. We'll split into Requirements (education, experience, leadership) and Skills maybe. But we have separate headings: Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We need to decide what to put where. The posting lumps them together. We could put education/experience/leadership under Requirements, and technical knowledge/skills under Skills. Qualifications maybe similar to Requirements. To avoid thin sections, we can combine Requirements and Qualifications into one section? But we have both headings available; we should only emit heading if real specific content. We could put all under Requirements and skip Qualifications and Skills? But we need to follow instruction: Use headings for sections if posting has real specific content. The posting includes distinct categories: "You'll have..." includes education, experience, leadership, technical knowledge, skills. Could be split into Requirements (education, experience, leadership) and Skills (technical knowledge, skills). Qualifications maybe redundant. We'll create Requirements and Skills sections. Thus: Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience. Experience: 8+ years of experience in embedded software Verification & Validation (V&V) or Software Quality Assurance. Leadership: At least 3 years of experience in a leadership or managerial role with a proven ability to motivate and guide technical teams. Skills: Technical Knowledge: Deep understanding of the embedded software development lifecycle (SDLC) and methodologies (Agile, V-Model). Proficiency in programming languages used in V&V (e.g., Python, C/C++). Familiarity with automotive/embedded communication protocols (e.g., CAN, LIN, Ethernet, SPI, I2C). Skills: Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving abilities with excellent communication skills for stakeholder management. Note there is duplication of "Skills:" heading inside; we can just keep the content. Now "Even better, you may have..." includes advanced education, industry standards, DevOps & Tools, Architecture. That's additional qualifications/preferred skills. Could be added to Skills or a separate "Preferred Qualifications" but we don't have that heading. Could add to Skills as extra bullet. We'll incorporate into Skills section as additional bullet points. Thus Skills section will include: - Advanced Education: Master’s or PhD degree in a relevant engineering field. - Industry Standards: Deep knowledge of safety-critical standards such as ISO 26262 (Automotive), IEC 61508, or DO-178C. - DevOps & Tools: Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines. Experience with requirements and defect management tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps, DOORS). - Architecture: Knowledge of embedded processor architectures and Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS). - Technical Knowledge: Deep understanding of the embedded software development lifecycle (SDLC) and methodologies (Agile, V-Model). Proficiency in programming languages used in V&V (e.g., Python, C/C++). Familiarity with automotive/embedded communication protocols (e.g., CAN, LIN, Ethernet, SPI, I2C). - Skills: Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving abilities with excellent communication skills for stakeholder management. Now Benefits: The posting lists many benefits: 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. We'll put under Benefits heading as ul li each benefit. Pay: The posting says: "This position is a leadership level 5 and ranges from $176,200-316,600". Also "For more information on salary and benefits, click here: ..." We'll include Pay section with that range. Schedule: The posting says: "This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week." That's schedule info. So we include Schedule section. Now we need to output only HTML fragment, no html/body tags, no markdown. We'll structure:

    About the role

    ...

    Responsibilities

    • Team Leadership & Management: Lead and Mentor: Manage, mentor, and develop a team of V&V engineers; foster a culture of technical excellence, innovation, and continuous learning. Resource Management: Assign tasks based on team strengths, manage project timelines, and oversee resources and budgets to ensure timely delivery of validation activities. Performance Development: Provide technical guidance and feedback to drive individual growth and team capability.
    • Strategy, Automation & Frameworks: V&V Strategy: Define and implement comprehensive V&V strategies for embedded software, covering unit, integration, system, and acceptance testing. Automation Focus: Oversee the design, development, and maintenance of robust automated test frameworks and infrastructure to maximize test coverage and efficiency. Process Improvement: Establish and maintain V&V processes and methodologies (e.g., Agile, V-Model), continuously assessing emerging trends to improve quality and safety culture.
    • Test Execution & Quality Assurance: Test Planning: Oversee the creation of test plans, cases, and scripts, ensuring thorough coverage of functional, non-functional, performance, and regression requirements. Quality Metrics: Establish quality metrics, analyze test results, lead root cause identification for reported issues, and track resolutions to ensure robust software delivery. Compliance: Ensure all activities comply with relevant industry standards (ISO 26262, AUTOSAR) and internal quality processes.
    • Collaboration & Stakeholder Management: Cross-Functional Alignment: Collaborate closely with software development, systems engineering, and product management to ensure seamless integration and traceability of requirements from system to component level. Reporting: Present validation results, status reports, and actionable insights to senior management and external stakeholders (clients/suppliers). Design Reviews: Participate in design reviews and safety analyses to integrate validation processes early in the development cycle.

    Requirements

    • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
    • Experience: 8+ years of experience in embedded software Verification & Validation (V&V) or Software Quality Assurance.
    • Leadership: At least 3 years of experience in a leadership or managerial role with a proven ability to motivate and guide technical teams.

    Skills

    • Advanced Education: Master’s or PhD degree in a relevant engineering field.
    • Industry Standards: Deep knowledge of safety-critical standards such as ISO 26262 (Automotive), IEC 61508, or DO-178C.
    • DevOps & Tools: Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines. Experience with requirements and defect management tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps, DOORS).
    • Architecture: Knowledge of embedded processor architectures and Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS).
    • Technical Knowledge: Deep understanding of the embedded software development lifecycle (SDLC) and methodologies (Agile, V-Model). Proficiency in programming languages used in V&V (e.g., Python, C/C++). Familiarity with automotive/embedded communication protocols (e.g., CAN, LIN, Ethernet, SPI, I2C).
    • Skills: Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving abilities with excellent communication skills for stakeholder management.

    Benefits

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