Supervisor -Modeling Tech Specialist

The Model Based Systems Technical Specialist for Platform Systems & Features will be focused on developing and demonstrating methods and processes that will mature systems engineering here at Ford, while working to improve the way we look at systems and software development for innovation. More specifically, this position will require agile thinking when developing tools that will connect complex system modeling to delivery of software for the downstream customers.

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow's transportation. Ford has led the automotive industry for over a century, and Ford Model e is poised to lead the electric vehicle market through innovative vehicles and digital features that power them. We are building a world-class software and cloud service engineering team and are excited to grow our Technical Program Management capability.

• Participation in process and tool reviews to identify appropriate industry standard Model Based development practices to support feature engineering in the following areas:

• System architecture & design of embedded and cyber-physical systems

• System modeling and model design

• Drive embedded, cloud and app software and hardware development

• Partner with feature development teams to support development of prototype features using Model Based processes, tools, and skillsets to execute functional partitioning of features:

• Gathering and documenting business, feature development and testing requirements

• Translating and architecting feature requirements into executable system designs

• Developing interfaces between objects/classes

• Specifying system level requirements

• Work with software development teams to support traceability of requirements to code through systems engineering artifacts by supporting the Ford auto-coding process to produce hardware agnostic embedded target code

• Implement Gherkin syntax in support of platform and software development

• Ensure Model Based systems align with production launch objectives

• Work with Core Feature System Engineers and external development partners to communicate and coordinate systems/software development & modeling process

• Ensure Forward Model teams have the necessary tools, skills, and resources to deliver new features

• Help in representing Ford production and proof of concept systems architectures within Model Based tools

• Develop and publish best practices, methods, and processes around MBSE

• Leverage and improve existing methods, procedures and processes using Model Based tools to support the specification and development of vehicle features

• Support the decomposition of sophisticated systems into reusable components and architectures

• Support project-based work in areas that demonstrate technologies and empower alignment of production teams

• Support the integration and use of corporate tools for MBSE into project teams' workflows

• Build working demonstrations of common MBSE methods, processes, and best practices

• Support tool alignment activities in areas such as virtual validation, Ford's Product/Application Lifecycle Management system, GitHub continuous integration, knowledge sharing and AGILE development using tools like JIRA/Rally, Git, VSEM/Polarion, and Jenkins

• Participation in process and tool reviews to identify appropriate industry standard Model Based development practices to support feature engineering in the following areas:

• System architecture & design of embedded and cyber-physical systems

• System modeling and model design

• Drive embedded, cloud and app software and hardware development

• Partner with feature development teams to support development of prototype features using Model Based processes, tools, and skillsets to execute functional partitioning of features:

• Gathering and documenting business, feature development and testing requirements

• Translating and architecting feature requirements into executable system designs

• Developing interfaces between objects/classes

• Specifying system level requirements

• Work with software development teams to support traceability of requirements to code through systems engineering artifacts by supporting the Ford auto-coding process to produce hardware agnostic embedded target code

• Implement Gherkin syntax in support of platform and software development

• Ensure Model Based systems align with production launch objectives

• Work with Core Feature System Engineers and external development partners to communicate and coordinate systems/software development & modeling process

• Ensure Forward Model teams have the necessary tools, skills, and resources to deliver new features

• Help in representing Ford production and proof of concept systems architectures within Model Based tools

• Develop and publish best practices, methods, and processes around MBSE

• Leverage and improve existing methods, procedures and processes using Model Based tools to support the specification and development of vehicle features

• Support the decomposition of sophisticated systems into reusable components and architectures

• Support project-based work in areas that demonstrate technologies and empower alignment of production teams

• Support the integration and use of corporate tools for MBSE into project teams' workflows

• Build working demonstrations of common MBSE methods, processes, and best practices

• Support tool alignment activities in areas such as virtual validation, Ford's Product/Application Lifecycle Management system, GitHub continuous integration, knowledge sharing and AGILE development using tools like JIRA/Rally, Git, VSEM/Polarion, and Jenkins