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Latitude AI

Robot type
Autonomous Vehicle
Location
DetroitMichiganUSA
Job type
Software
Posted
Aug 7, 2026
Salary
$150,320–$225,480 a year
Full-time

Embedded Software Engineer II - High Level OS

Job description

Latitude AI ( lat.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…

Job responsibilities

  • Produce, test, and maintain Board Support Packages for a variety of platforms
  • Develop a custom bootchain for the platform
  • Develop and maintain the custom Linux OS running on our ADAS platforms
  • Implement secure boot mechanisms
  • Implement recovery boot workflows
  • Manage CVEs throughout the lifecycle of the platform
  • Configure IPC mechanisms to enable communication between Real-Time and Application domains
  • Work closely with a multidisciplinary team of hardware, software and system engineers to ensure the success of our product

Job requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Robotics or a related field and 2+ years of relevant experience, Master's degree, or PhD
  • Experience with Yocto/OpenEmbedded, buildroot, or similar Linux packaging technologies
  • Experience developing Linux device drivers for Ethernet, GPU, PCIE or flash devices like UFS, eMMC, OSPI
  • Bootloader experience, including but not limited to U-Boot or UEFI.
  • Experience with Secure Boot, DMVerity, FSCrypt, and other production-security technologies
  • Strong experience developing embedded applications and systems using C++
  • Track record of technical leadership in automotive or related fields taking products to production
  • Strong communication, organizational, and soft leadership skills

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