Flexible Data Annotation Analyst Jobs in Michigan

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In this position... 

Ford's ADAS team is pushing the boundaries of what's possible in semi-autonomous driving, developing industry-leading technologies like BlueCruise and Pre-Collision Assist. To support these features, we need robust, high-performance web applications and data services that allow our engineers and analysts to visualize, annotate, and interpret massive amounts of vehicle data.

We are seeking an Engineering Supervisor to lead a team engineers responsible for our internal full stack ecosystem. You will oversee the development of our specialized visualization tools and data annotation platforms that fuel our analytics engine. The ideal candidate is a systems-thinker who understands how to build scalable cloud infrastructure while optimizing for the unique challenges of streaming large-scale robotics data.

You'll have...

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field

Deep expertise in Node.js and React frameworks.

Experience with Foxglove Studio or similar robotics visualization platforms (e.g., Webviz, RViz).

A strong understanding of server-client architecture

Proven experience deploying and managing full stack applications on private/public cloud

Proficiency handling large-scale multimodal data formats (mcap, rosbag).

A proven track record of mentoring junior engineers and providing effective leadership and technical vision for senior engineers.

The ability to distill high-level requirements and granular software implementation.

Even better, you may have...

Experience in the automotive or robotics industry.

Familiarity with ADAS concepts (perception, mapping, localization, path planning).

Experience building tools specifically for machine learning data pipelines.

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 leadership level 6 and ranges from $129,600-244,680.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL6

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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. #LI-Hybrid #LI-RR1

What you'll do...

Lead, mentor, and grow a team of five full stack software engineers. You will be responsible for the career growth of junior developers and the strategic direction of senior individual contributors.

Take full ownership of our in-house visualization stack. This includes developing custom JavaScript extensions to overlay complex 3D data, such as integrating satellite imagery and map tiles with real-time vehicle perception data.

Oversee the development of web applications used by data analysts to annotate vehicle events. Ensure seamless integration between backend and frontend interfaces, managing the lifecycle of data from mcap files to ML training sets via automated workflows.

Own and maintain the backend multimodal file server. You will ensure the reliable streaming of data from our on-prem data centers to browser-based clients, optimizing for low latency and high concurrency.

Apply rigorous systems thinking to the software lifecycle. You will decompose complex implementation requirements from a clear Concept of Operations (ConOps) and ensure all features are validated against real-world ADAS needs.

Prioritize and enforce high standards for technical documentation to ensure the long-term maintainability of our tools.