Chassis Controls Software/Systems Engineer

Ford Motor • Dearborn, MI

9h • Hybrid

About The Position

Product Development uses design thinking & user experience methods to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We bring innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to advancements in autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more! We're looking for embedded software professionals to join our agile, technically expert engineering team - proudly innovative, adaptable, curious, and organized to capitalize on emerging trends and opportunities. In this role, you'll work across cross-functional teams to help develop existing and new features for chassis control systems. You'll contribute to a wide range of steering, suspension, and brake control features, including Stability Control, Regenerative Braking, Trail Control, Lane Centering/Keeping, and Semi-Active Suspension. Your work will span the full development lifecycle - from high-level requirements and system engineering down to software implementation (hand-coded and/or model-based) and validation of both software and systems. You may also collaborate closely with suppliers on the implementation and testing of requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• 1+ years of controls system and state machine development experience
• Good communication and project management skills
• Strong leadership skills, passion for quality, passion to improve customer satisfaction
• Good teamwork skills

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years of controls system and state machine development experience
• Demonstrated experience in Matlab/Simulink
• Experience applying Systems Engineering
• Familiarity with Vector CANAPE and CANalyzer
• Troubleshooting experience with electromechanical systems
• Experience developing and executing test plans
• Experience applying engineering disciplines for failure mode avoidance
• Familiarity with ISO-26262
• Familiarity with Agile/SAFe tools and processes
• Demonstrated proficiency with CAN communication and databases
• Experience developing software requirements

Responsibilities

• Innovate new Chassis control features and functions
• Develop specifications and design verification plans for control systems and features
• Perform systems engineering on Chassis Controls Features and Function including Failure Mode Avoidance
• Work closely with Ford engineers and Tier-1 suppliers to develop feature interface requirements
• Perform software functional validation (MIL/SIL testing) and work closely with HIL test engineers
• Conduct Functional Safety analysis and implement actions

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level