Sr. Staff Embedded Controls Engineer Body Controls
Ford Motor2 days ago
Base Salary
$256k - $307k/yr
Responsibilities
- Create control and estimation algorithms for body-control features including window control, closure systems, and lighting.
- Lead the design and integration of body-control hardware components on benches, bucks, labcars, and vehicles.
- Collaborate with software integration teams and communicate software-level requirements to electrical hardware and systems teams.
- Participate in functional safety analyses of complex vehicle subsystems.
- Develop test plans and test firmware functionality, stability, and performance under varied conditions including low-power modes.
- Lead body-controls feature development and author feature boundary diagrams and validation strategies.
- Author subsystem block diagrams and lead subsystem reviews throughout vehicle program development phases.
- Set up automation frameworks for unit, SIL, and HIL testing and support hardware validation and labcar testing.
- Travel domestically up to 10%.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
- 10 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or a related occupation.
- 10 years of experience conducting C firmware code reviews, analyzing code paths, and developing comprehensive test plans.
- 10 years of experience using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, and digital multimeters.
- 10 years of experience converting design requirements into functional specifications.
- 10 years of experience using CI/CD pipelines for software integration and deployment.
- 10 years of experience working across hardware and software components using Python and C.
- 10 years of experience testing firmware functionality through automation toolchains.
- 9 years of experience using vehicle network protocols including CAN and LIN.
Benefits
- Hybrid work arrangement requiring residence within a reasonable commuting distance of the Palo Alto worksite.
- Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage.
- Flexible family care, parental leave, new-parent ramp-up programs, and subsidized backup child care.
- Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, plus management leases.
- Tuition assistance and employee resource groups.
- Paid time off for community service, paid holidays including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day, and optional additional vacation purchase.
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.