Staff Embedded Software Engineer, Chassis Controls & Vehicle Software
About The Position
We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we're all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves? Ford's Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company's vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You'll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams. You'll join our innovative Chassis Controls Software team, where we develop the critical software that underpins vehicle safety, performance, and the future of driving. We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Software Engineer to drive the design, development, and calibration of world-class chassis control systems, including Electric Park Brakes, Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems, and advanced Steering Systems. This role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on safety-critical embedded systems and contribute to the evolution of intelligent vehicle dynamics.
Responsibilities
- Lead the specification, design, development, and implementation of real-time embedded software for safety-critical chassis control systems, ensuring compliance with industry standards and best practices.
- Hands-on coding, implementation, and integration of embedded software components for chassis control systems. This includes designing and implementing sophisticated advanced control algorithms, state machines, diagnostic routines (including UDS), and fault management strategies.
- Own the full software development lifecycle from concept and requirements definition, through design, coding, integration, validation, and deployment in production vehicles.
- Perform hands-on system debugging, root-cause analysis, and optimize embedded code for performance, memory footprint, and resource utilization on target hardware.
- Design, develop, and oversee comprehensive test plans, including unit, component, and system-level regression tests, and contribute to the development of automated testing frameworks to ensure software quality and reliability.
- Collaborate closely with systems engineers, hardware engineers, calibration teams, and other software domains to ensure seamless integration and optimal system performance.
- Define robust system requirements and conduct comprehensive system safety analyses (e.g., FMEA, FTA, HARA) to derive stringent safety requirements and ensure functional safety (ISO 26262).
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
