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. The Autonomy Architecture team is responsible for designing and developing a various components of the Ford Motor Company's autonomous driving pipeline. The Architecture Team is utilizing the output of perception, prediction, and mapping to create high performance decisions in real-time for complex driving scenarios. This involves routing to the desired destination, making high-level decisions with respect to traffic controls and other selecting an optimal trajectory for the vehicle to execute. **What you'll do…** + Build algorithms from design, prototyping, testing, deployment, to productization. + Contribute to a robust and scalable C++ codebase with state-of-the-art practices. + Mentor others in software and algorithm engineering domains. + Propose and prototype novel methods for motion planning, motion controls, scheduling, trajectory evaluations, and other related topics. + Develop tools for visualization and debugging, and use them to analyze logs from fleet testing. **You'll have…** + Master's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent fields + 5+ years modern C++ development experience You 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! As 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 change maker, 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: • Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage • Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more • Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases • Tuition assistance • Established and active employee resource groups • Paid time off for individual and team community service • A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day • Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time. For a detailed look at our benefits, click here: https://corporate.ford.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en-us/documents/careers/2024-benefits-and-comp-GSR-sal-plan-2.pdf Visa sponsorship is available for this position. Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660. \#LI-Hybrid . . **Requisition ID** : 32275