Senior Embedded Controls Engineer, Vehicle Motion
Ford Motor14 hours ago
Base Salary
$139k - $233k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement lateral and longitudinal vehicle motion control strategies.
- Design and mature embedded control algorithms that translate driver intent into predictable vehicle behavior.
- Integrate vehicle dynamic functions across centralized vehicle motion control architectures.
- Define functions, interfaces, requirements, and third-party component specifications with internal teams and suppliers.
- Support software integration, electrical hardware and system requirements, functional safety analyses, and safety-critical development.
- Create subsystem block diagrams, define interfaces, lead design reviews, and support sourcing and device-transmittal reviews.
- Develop test strategies and execute validation for firmware functionality, robustness, stability, and performance.
- Support hardware validation, labcar testing, prototype bring-up, and unit, SIL, and HIL test automation.
- Debug issues across software, hardware, networks, and vehicle-level integration environments.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience demonstrating exceptional technical ability.
- At least five years of experience developing embedded control systems for chassis systems, vehicle control modules, vehicle motion control, or similar dynamic control functions.
- At least five years of experience with electrical hardware applications, prototype bring-up, and systems development.
- At least five years of experience with vehicle network protocols such as CAN, LIN, and Automotive Ethernet.
- At least five years of experience with C, Python, Git, Bazel, CANape, and RTOS.
- At least five years of experience using embedded networking interface tools in automotive, aerospace, or similarly complex embedded environments.
- Strong electrical engineering fundamentals and hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, signal generators, and power supplies.
- Working knowledge of vehicle architecture, diagnostics, network communication, functional safety, and hardware/software integration.
- Experience creating and executing component-level test procedures and resolving test results through release.
- Preferred experience with stability control, anti-lock braking, hill hold, park assist, cruise control, adaptive cruise control, vehicle dynamics, control theory, physics-based algorithms, PCB-level hardware, software build tools, hardware bring-up, embedded optimization, and vehicle integration.
- Preferred familiarity with SIL, HIL, labcar, vehicle validation environments, software architecture, modular design, maintainability, and code quality.
Benefits
- Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
- Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized backup childcare, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, and fertility treatment benefits.
- Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases.
- Tuition assistance, employee resource groups, paid community-service time, paid holidays, paid time off, and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
- Hybrid position; candidates within commuting distance of a Ford hub may be required to work onsite four or more days per week.
About Ford Motor
Ford Motor Company designs, manufactures, and sells cars, trucks, SUVs, and commercial vehicles for consumers and businesses, and provides financing through Ford Credit. A public company headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan and listed on the NYSE, it operates globally under the Ford and Lincoln brands, including electric and connected vehicles such as the F‑150 Lightning and Mustang Mach‑E. Founded in 1903, it also offers software-driven fleet, mobility, and aftersales services.