Connected Vehicle Data Engineer

Dearborn, MIFull-time$65.1k–$166kPosted Jul 22, 2026

We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

Product Development uses design thinking & user experience methods to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We bring innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to advancements in autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more!

What you'll do...

Apply Machine Learning to Powertrain Data: Develop, train, and deploy machine learning models on curated powertrain data to detect anomalies, identify early-warning quality indicators, and predict component degradation.
Quantify & Assess Risk: Use statistical modeling and ML inference to quantify, assess, and prioritize risks associated with powertrain field quality issues, enabling data-driven decision-making.
Perform Inferential Analytics: Conduct inferential and diagnostic analytics to identify root causes of complex engineering and quality problems, translating CV big data into actionable insights.
Establish Stakeholder Alignment: Build strong working relationships with key stakeholders in Product Development to ensure that plans and requirements are fully understood, and issues are resolved effectively and efficiently.
Debug & Resolve Issues: Debug, root-cause, and resolve propulsion systems quality issues with cross-functional teams, leveraging connected vehicle data, ML models, and enterprise toolsets.

Foster Data Collection: Drive and optimize connected vehicle data collection strategies for solving engineering problems and characterizing customer usage patterns.
Query & Manipulate Big Data: Write highly proficient BigQuery SQL (and similar language) queries to extract, clean, and interpret massive, connected vehicle datasets in the propulsion systems domain.

Develop Data Pipelines: Design, build, and own robust data pipelines and workflows using Python, PySpark, and modern data engineering tools to support ML model training and deployment.
Coordinate Data Creation: Partner with vehicle software teams to define and create new connected vehicle data elements, and support the validation of these new telemetry signals.
Validate via Calibration Tools: Utilize in-vehicle calibration tools (ATI / ETAS) to collect high-frequency data to validate connected data and verify ML model predictions on key propulsion features and subsystems.
Synthesize & Communicate Insights: Summarize and present complex machine learning models, statistical analyses, and big data findings in a simplified, visual fashion to both technical and non-technical audiences, including executive leadership.

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 changemaker, 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, vision and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, 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.

This position is a salary grade 5 and ranges from $65,100-$109,300

This position is a salary grade 6 and ranges from $74,300-$124,500

This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $86,600-$144,900

This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $99,100-$166,200

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

Visa sponsorship is not 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. 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.

This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week.

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You'll have...

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, or a related quantitative field.
3+ years of analytical, querying, and programming experience (SQL, Python, PySpark/Spark, and similar big data tools).
2+ years of experience in the automotive industry (Product Development, Calibration, and/or Quality).
Proven experience building and applying Machine Learning models (such as supervised/unsupervised learning, regression, classification, or anomaly detection) to solve physical systems or engineering problems.

Even better, you may have...

Master’s Degree or Ph.D. in Engineering, Data Science, Statistics, Machine Learning, or a similar quantitative field.
5+ years of propulsion systems experience with a strong understanding of delivering calibration processes.
2+ years of experience in the Connectivity eco-system, delivering big data analytics projects from concept to production.
Strong knowledge of statistical inference, risk quantification methods, and reliability engineering.
Experience with Agile methodologies, Git version control, and CI/CD pipelines for ML models (MLOps).
Ability to write sophisticated, optimized SQL queries to extract and transform massive, unstructured CV datasets.
Ability to take complex, ambiguous engineering problems and break them down to build, prioritize, and implement actionable data science solutions.
Exceptional communication and visualization skills, with the ability to build intuitive dashboards (e.g., Looker, PowerBI) to enable inference and decision-making by customers and stakeholders.
Strong team player with proven experience and a willingness to take ownership of a topic and successfully bring it to completion.
Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or Professional Data Engineer/Machine Learning Engineer Certification.