Senior Controls Engineer

3 weeks ago


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

We are seeking a highly skilled Embedded Controls Software Engineer to join our team at Ford Motor Company. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience developing drivers and controlling actuators for low-voltage motors and lighting control.

Key Responsibilities
  • 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.

Requirements
  • Master's degree in electrical engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Computer Science, with evidence of exceptional ability, or equivalent
  • ~3+ years of experience on electrical hardware applications, prototype bring-up, and systems development
  • ~3+ 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.)
  • ~3+ 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 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
  • Knowledge of electrical engineering fundamentals including circuit analysis and design

What We Offer
  • Excellent compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that includes generous PTO, retirement, savings and stock investment plans, incentive compensation and much more
  • Visa sponsorship is available for this position
  • Opportunity to work with a leading automotive company and contribute to the development of innovative vehicle systems


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