Chassis Software Engineer: Stability Controls and Off-Road Features Development

Ford • Dearborn, MI

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

Ford’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVD&D) team is focused on creating a fully electric transportation future. This team is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven, aiming to deliver an industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. The role involves joining an agile team pioneering the EV future through collaboration, focus, and excellence. The position offers an opportunity to make a positive impact by contributing to a better world where everyone is free to move and pursue their dreams. The company is seeking embedded software professionals to join an agile, technically expert engineering team that is innovative, adaptable, curious, and organized to leverage emerging trends and opportunities. This role specifically focuses on developing the latest chassis controls technologies, including vehicle dynamics and control systems, through a combination of theory, computer simulation, and in-vehicle testing. Past technologies developed include Roll Stability Control, Yaw Stability Control, Trailer Sway Control, Trail Control, and Trail Turn Assist, with upcoming projects focusing on Driver Assistance and Autonomous Vehicle Technologies.

Requirements

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science or a related degree or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• 3+ years of experience with controls systems work in embedded software on a complex mechatronic system

Nice To Haves

• 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

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

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.

What This Job Offers

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