Senior Software Engineer (C++) - Sensor Pipelines

Latitude AI () is building the future of Ford’s autonomy roadmap to make travel safer, less stressful, and more enjoyable for everyone. Bringing this vision to scale, our fully in-house developed hands-free ADAS platform will debut on the all-new Ford Fathom in 2027.

When you join the Latitude team, you’ll work alongside leading experts across machine learning and robotics, cloud platforms, mapping, sensors and compute systems, test operations, systems and safety engineering – all dedicated to redefining the relationship between people and their vehicles for millions of customers.

As a Ford Motor Company subsidiary, we operate independently to develop automated driving technology at the speed of a technology startup. Latitude is headquartered in Pittsburgh with engineering centers in Dearborn, Mich., and Palo Alto, Calif.

Meet the team:

The Embedded Software team is responsible for developing the hardware drivers, hardware safety monitoring, and vehicle interfaces for the autonomy system. As a Senior Embedded Software Engineer in the Sensor firmware team, you will be responsible for developing the embedded software for radars/lidars and networking functions for these sensors. We’re looking for someone who has a passion and expertise in developing safe, efficient software for sensing systems.

What you’ll do:

• Deliver safe and efficient embedded software for Radar and Lidar sensors

• Produce high-quality, maintainable code using C++

• Design, implement, and test high performance C++ code running in resource-constrained environments

• Design, implement, and test solutions in alignment with Functional Safety standards

• Work closely with suppliers and cross functional team of hardware/system engineers to ensure the success of our product

What you'll need to succeed:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics or a related field and 4+ years of relevant experience (or Master's degree and 2+ years of relevant experience, or PhD)

• 4 years of strong experience developing embedded applications and systems using C++

• Proficient in network communication concepts including protocols, physical layer requirements, bandwidth characteristics, and configuration

• Strong software design, algorithm, problem-solving, and analytical skills

• Experience with multi-processor SoCs or similar embedded processors

• Familiarity with Embedded RTOS such as FreeRTOS/SafeRTOS and/or Embedded Linux desired

• Prefer candidates with experience developing software for highly complex, safety-critical sensing systems