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This role is required to perform on site validation and launch leadership, foster agile cross functional collaboration, proactively manage risks, and ensure on time GPDS sign off and post launch support.\n What you'll do...\nLead Software Delivery and Integration: delivering and integrating TCU software into FNV2, FNV3, and FNV3.x vehicles. This includes overseeing technical execution, meeting deadlines, and adhering to project requirements.\nDrive Vehicle Launch Success: Provide leadership and support for the successful launch of new vehicles by ensuring timely integration and functionality of TCU software.\nManage ongoing improvements and software maintenance to address post-launch issues.\nFoster Agile Collaboration: Facilitate effective collaboration between program teams and the internal software development team. 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Experience with Ford systems specifically WERS and IVS is highly desirable\n1+ years of experience within the automotive industry with practical knowledge of communication protocols (CAN, Ethernet), and quality standards, specifically in executing DVP&R (Design Verification Plan and Report) and DFMEA (Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis). \n1+ years of experience operating within Agile frameworks, with advanced proficiency in industry-standard tools such as Jira and Confluence\n1+ years of expert-level skills in authoring comprehensive engineering documents and delivering high-impact technical presentation\nEven better, you may have...\nM.S. in Electrical, Computer, or Software Engineering.\nExceptional organizational skills with the ability to communicate complex technical information clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.\nDemonstrated ability to establish robust project frameworks, including the clear definition of milestones, deliverables, and critical-path timelines.\nYou 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!\nAs 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:\nImmediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage\nFlexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more\nFamily building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more\nVehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases\nTuition assistance\nEstablished and active employee resource groups\nPaid time off for individual and team community service\nA generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day\nPaid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.\nThis position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $86,600-$144,900.\nFinal 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.\nFor more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR\nVisa sponsorship is not available for this position.\nCandidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. 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