Hybrid Product Engineer

at Ford Motor Company

• Job title: Product Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Dearborn, United States

About the role

• Controls Engineer developing advanced vehicle dynamics solutions for Ford Chassis Controls technologies. Collaborating in an agile environment to enhance vehicle performance and safety features.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and verify brake based control algorithms written primarily in C-Hand code
• Develop requirements and design verification plans for motion control features and functions
• Perform software functional MIL/SIL testing, working closely with chassis controls analytical method test engineers to prove out functions
• Use simulation, unit testing and vehicle testing to verify algorithm updates, improvements and tuning strategies
• Collaborate with feature and system engineers to develop new SW functions to improve experiences for our customers
• Work with calibration teams to understand and tune control algorithms in vehicle

Requirements

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science or a related degree (including foreign equivalency degree), or a combination of equivalent experience and education.
• 3+ years of experience with controls systems work in embedded software on a complex mechatronic system
• MS in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science or a related degree
• Understanding of, or an interest in learning, C-coding standards, best practices, and software development
• A strong background in vehicle dynamics
• Experience with vehicle limit handing and driving practices
• Embedded automotive SW development experience in a motion controls area
• Familiarity with ISO-26262
• Familiarity with developing SW in an AutoSAR module (classic preferred)
• Experience developing software requirements and/or software test cases
• Experience working in a SAFE/Agile structure.

Benefits

• 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.