Senior Embedded Controls Engineer, Body Systems Specialist

3 weeks ago

Palo Alto, California, United States Ford Motor Company Full time

At Ford Motor Company, we are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Embedded Controls Software Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in embedded development supporting complex, distributed, safety-critical embedded systems.

Responsibilities:

  • Create control/estimation algorithms for various body control features like window control, closure system, and lighting.
  • Lead the design and integration of various body controls hardware components on electrical test assets such as benches, bucks, labcars, and vehicles.
  • Collaborate with software integration teams to bring up core functions and broadcast software level requirements to electrical hardware and systems teams.
  • Understand functional safety principles and participate in functional safety analyses of complex vehicle subsystems.
  • Develop comprehensive test plans and perform thorough testing to validate firmware functionality, stability, and performance under various conditions, including low power modes.
  • Spearhead body controls feature development, working cross-functionally with hardware, software, architecture, and many other teams to author feature boundary diagrams and validation strategies.
  • Author subsystem block diagrams and lead subsystem reviews through all vehicle program development phases.

Qualifications:

  • Master's degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or computer science, with evidence of exceptional ability, or equivalent 5+ years of experience on electrical hardware applications, prototype bring-up, and systems development.
  • 5+ years of experience with vehicle network protocols such as CAN, LIN & Automotive Ethernet.
  • Strong EE fundamentals and hands-on experience with electrical test equipment (oscilloscopes, DMMs, signal generators, power supplies, etc.).
  • 5+ years of experience using embedded networking interface tools for automotive, aerospace, or similar field.
  • Experience and working knowledge of systems development, vehicle architecture, battery technologies, software/hardware tool development, motor calibration technologies, OBD calibration, functional safety, network, and diagnostics process.
  • Experience with creating and executing component-level test procedures and owning all test results.

Preferred Requirements:

  • Highly collaborative mindset and strong communication skills.
  • Experience in driver development and RTOS integration.
  • Experience with software build tools like Bazel, Scons, Cmake etc.
  • Experience with fundamental hardware components on PCB and their analysis tools.
  • Ability to write testing scripts for using scripting languages (Python).
  • Fluent in software fundamentals including software design and maintainability.
  • Hands-on experience in hardware bring-up, system debugging, and code optimization.
  • Knowledge of electrical engineering fundamentals including circuit analysis and design.

What you'll receive in return:

As part of the Ford family, you'll enjoy excellent compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that includes generous PTO, retirement, savings and stock investment plans, incentive compensation and much more.

You'll also experience exciting opportunities for professional and personal growth and recognition.

If you have what it takes to help us redefine the future of mobility, we would love to have you join us.

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