Software Developer, Audio Processing

Ford of Canada's operations include a national headquarters, three vehicle assembly and engine manufacturing plants, three parts distribution centres, and three Connectivity and Innovation centres. Ford employs approximately 7,000 people in Canada, while an additional 18,000 people are employees in the more than 400 Ford and Ford-Lincoln dealerships across the country. For more information, please visit www.careers.form.com

Ford’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company’s vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You’ll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams.

This position is responsible for the development and integration of audio generation and processing features within Ford's SYNC infotainment system, focused on diverse and challenging functions such as echo cancellation/noise suppression, interior and exterior sound generation, and noise cancellation. This includes collaborating on tasks throughout the entire software development life cycle – planning, requirements analysis, investigation, design, implementation, integration, and defect resolution. The successful candidate will work within a multidisciplinary software development team alongside experts in embedded software engineering, DSP algorithm development, audio systems engineering, vehicle acoustics and tuning.

Qualifications

You will have...

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent.

Experience:

• 3-5 years of software development experience in C/C++, Python, GNU toolchains and object-oriented design, and applied to embedded, automotive, mobile, or consumer electronics platforms.
• Demonstrated experience developing audio software services and components at multiple software stack levels in POSIX-based embedded operating systems, such as: applications processor middleware, audio driver components, audio DSP frameworks, and audio peripheral interfaces.

Even better, you may have...

Education:

• Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent.
• Graduate courses in the areas of advanced digital signal processing with application to speech and audio processing.

Experience:

• Experience designing software within hypervisor-based virtualization architectures such as QNX, Automotive Linux or equivalent embedded environments.
• Experience working with Qualcomm, AMD, or other automotive system-on-chip (SOC) and vendor audio software platforms for audio use case development and customization.
• Exposure to audio transport methods and standards such as A2B or EAVB.
• Exposure to AI prompt engineering to enhance software development workflows and productivity.

This posting is for an existing vacancy within our team.

The expected annual salary range for this Ford of Canada position is $89,000.00 - $139,000.00 and individuals may be eligible to participate in our Annual Compensation bonus program.

We thank all candidates for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Successful candidates will be required to provide proof of degree completion for the highest level of education attained. If the degree was obtained from a school outside of Canada, an Education Credential Assessment report showing Canadian equivalency is also required.

Ford of Canada is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a culturally diverse workforce. Accommodations for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment processes, where needed, are available upon request. Please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require.

Candidates for this position must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited, does not sponsor work permit applications.

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Responsibilities

The primary responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to:

• Design, implement, and integrate feature applications and software components to manage and abstract DSP subsystem and audio processing functions in automotive infotainment systems.
• Work with teams at Ford and technology partners to define control APIs and integration points between application processor software and DSP subsystems.
• Contribute to code reviews, design discussions, documentation, and engineering best practices to deliver a best-in-class infotainment system.
• Perform or collaborate on complex root cause analysis for critical software defects and system stability issues.
• Support end-to-end audio quality improvements by working with partner teams, test teams, and automation stakeholders.