Controls Engineer - Propulsion and Energy Controls
About The Position
Join the Ford Research and Advanced Engineering team as a Controls Engineer - Propulsion and Energy Controls, where you’ll work with a cross-functional team of highly technical engineers to deliver propulsion systems for electrified vehicles of the future. We’re seeking forward-thinking, laser-focused professionals with a passion for bringing innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We apply our knowledge of control algorithms, systems engineering methods, modeling and simulation to develop vehicle controls that enable new technologies and functions for future electrified vehicles. Our goal is to continuously improve the capability, robustness and value of our vehicles. As a team, we are relentless about continuous improvement for the entire control system development process. We are seeking a highly technical Controls Engineer - Propulsion and Energy Controls who will develop control systems for our newest powertrain technologies. You will focus on analyzing customer needs and defining required architecture and functionality early in the development cycle, modeling and simulating propulsion system operation, designing and implementing control algorithms, and validating designs in desktop simulation, hardware benches, test stands and prototype vehicles. Successful candidates for this position will possess a track record of strong independent thinking, effective communication, self-motivation, complex system troubleshooting, and thrive in an environment where they need to understand the complete workings of propulsion controls and the complex interactions between subsystems.
Requirements
- Strong independent thinking
- Effective communication
- Self-motivation
- Complex system troubleshooting
- Ability to understand the complete workings of propulsion controls and the complex interactions between subsystems.
Responsibilities
- Develop control systems for newest powertrain technologies.
- Analyze customer needs and define required architecture and functionality.
- Model and simulate propulsion system operation.
- Design and implement control algorithms.
- Validate designs in desktop simulation, hardware benches, test stands and prototype vehicles.
- Work in Research and Advanced Engineering, developing technologies for future vehicle programs.
- Take designs from pure math and desktop simulation (MIL/SIL) to hardware testing (HIL), and ultimately to calibrating and driving actual prototype vehicles.
- Leverage modern software practices, automated CI/CD pipelines, and cutting-edge AI coding assistants like GitHub Copilot to accelerate development.
- Harness the power of cloud computing, wireless vehicle data, and AI/ML to develop predictive, self-optimizing energy management systems.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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