Staff Digital Key Software Engineer
Ford · Palo Alto
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- Company
- Ford
- Location
- Palo Alto
- Posted
- September 24, 2026
About this job
Ford's Advanced EV and Software organization is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to take full functional ownership of the vehicle access authentication path and the customer-facing vehicle functions built on top of it. This is the software that every single customer access event passes through — transaction authorization, lock/unlock, start authorization, and remote functions — spanning Digital Key and Key Card credentials. You will help drive this stack from architecture through vehicle bring-up and post-launch support, working with wireless and embedded technologies including Bluetooth, UWB, NFC, and RF connectivity. What you'll do...…
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