Principal Software Engineer

Principal Software Engineer

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we're all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?

Enterprise Technology plays a critical part in shaping the future of mobility. If you're looking for the chance to leverage advanced technology to redefine the transportation landscape, enhance customer experience and improve people's lives, this is the opportunity for you. Join us and challenge your IT expertise and analytical skills to help create vehicles that are as smart as you are.

Join us at the forefront of Ford's digital transformation. The Industrial System Analytics team is solving some of the company's most challenging problems across Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality and Product Development, delivering AI/ML-driven applications and insights. This is your opportunity to architect the future, mentor the present, and code the backbone of Ford's Industrial System.

In this position...

As a Principal Software Engineer within the Global Industrial System Analytics organization, you will be a hands-on technical leader delivering working software. You will be responsible for design, development, and optimization of complex solutions for the Industrial System. You will solve complex, large-scale software engineering problems and build highly available, performant, and cost-effective solutions that power Ford's transformation of the Industrial System into a data-first, Analytics and AI-enabled organization.

While not a people management role, you will actively contribute to hiring, onboarding, and mentoring top-tier engineering talent and act as a technical bar-raiser across the organization. This is an opportunity to leave your technical mark on a large team, influence team direction without management overhead, and help shape a high-performance engineering culture focused on secure, scalable, reliable and efficient software.

Although this is listed as a remote position, we have a strong preference for a candidate who is available to work onsite in our Dearborn, MI office four days/week. Relocation assistance may be available for qualified candidates.