Software Product Engineer
Ford Motor Company · Dearborn, Michigan, US
The Software Product Engineer (SPE) is the feature delivery lead within in-vehicle infotainment responsible for translating product and design intent into ex...
Job description
The Software Product Engineer (SPE) is the feature delivery lead within in-vehicle infotainment responsible for translating product and design intent into executable software backlogs and driving delivery across the in-vehicle digital experience, supporting middleware/services, and vehicle integration. This role has broad organizational influence across Product Management, Digital Product Design, engineering scrum teams, and testing to ensure feature readiness, integration quality, and release outcomes. The SPE is accountable for cross-team alignment, dependency and risk management, and integrated validation from concept through launch. This leadership role drives predictable program execution, customer-ready feature quality, and on-time delivery to vehicle platforms. Lead feasibility assessment, scope definition, and backlog readiness for PI planning; manage change/churn while protecting milestones. Define and manage feature dependencies and blockers across HMI, services, platform, and validation. Direct experience with Android Automotive/QNX, infotainment HMIs, and automotive middleware/service architectures. - Own the end-to-end engineering lifecycle for a set of features or dig...