Product Development Engineer

Ford • Dearborn, MI

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.
In this position...
he Hardware in the Loop (HiL) ADAS Test Engineer supports the product development and system integration processes by designing/selecting, developing, and maintaining test cases, feature analysis, automation scripts development, schematics and ECU analysis. Solutions for test generation, definition, execution and reporting, adaptation, configuration management, and project management.
New Tools and technology integration to enhance test coverages . Solution development and debug skills for camera, radars, GPS, powertrain, chassis component. Deep understanding of system level interactions to define HIL setup requirements . Deep understanding of debug tool, logging, scripting, protocols etc

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Electronics or Mechatronics Engineering or Computer Science
• 5+ Years of experience in ADAS and IVI domains
• 3+ Years of experience in Chassis and Powertrain domains
• 3+ Years of experience in commissioning and validation support of dSPACE HIL simulators
• 3+ Years of experience in Ford Diagnostics Engineering tools and software downloads.
• 3+ Years of experience in dSPACE control and automation desk software.
• 3+ Years of experience in Implemented and manage test automation libraries for System HIL environment
• Expertise in CAN, Ethernet, LIN, diagnostic and network communication
• Expertise in sensor integration, electromechanical system debugging
• 2+ years of experience in software development Python, C++ and Matlab
• 4+ Years of Experience in embedded controller networks (CAN, LIN) and the use of ECU diagnostic and network communication tools to verify and troubleshoot distributed vehicle systems (e.g. CANoe, CANalyzer, )
• 2+ years of experience utilizing software testing or quality assurance methodologies
• 2+ years of experience implementing software configuration management

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Engineering or Business applications
• Experience in development and execution of functional test procedures within a software or vehicle testing organization
• Experience in bench testing of distributed electrical systems (Electrical System Engineering) including bench functional integration, test execution, measuring and instrumentation, incident reporting and root cause analysis
• Experience in electrical schematics for vehicle components and systems and electrical architectures of distributed systems
• Experience with development and verification of embedded software using hardware in the loop equipment and software (E.g. dSpace, National Instruments)
• Experience in test automation collaboration with Germany team

Responsibilities

• Analyse requirement and translate to testcases
• Test Methodologies to enhance the test coverage
• Document and review automation solutions requirements
• Evaluate and select tools to support test automation
• Procure and maintain hardware and software solutions
• Expert understanding of ADAS features and system level interactions
• Develop solutions to enhance bench capabilties to increase test boundaries
• Assist in AI and virtualization workstream for test enhancements
• Mentor new resources
• Debug driver assistance domain along with chassis and powetrain for end to end testing of complex features

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
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees