Embedded Platform Diagnostics Engineer
Ford Motor2 days ago
Allen Park, MI, USAMid Level
Base Salary
$74k - $166k/yr
Responsibilities
- Define diagnostic strategies, requirements, fault-detection coverage, DTC structures, and failure responses for Body features and subsystems.
- Design diagnostic functionality aligned with UDS ISO 14229, OBD requirements, and corporate diagnostic standards across ECUs.
- Integrate .cdd and .mdx diagnostic description files and verify service definitions, identifiers, data formats, and access conditions.
- Develop and configure diagnostic services including DIDs, DTC reporting and clearing, RoutineControl, diagnostic sessions, and SecurityAccess 0x27.
- Implement fault-monitoring logic, detection thresholds, debounce criteria, enable conditions, recovery behavior, and DTC mappings.
- Integrate diagnostic middleware with application components through interfaces and callbacks.
- Implement and validate diagnostic security-level checks, seed/key interfaces, authorized access, rejected requests, and unsuccessful access attempts.
- Develop and execute tests for diagnostic services, fault detection, DTC behavior, application interfaces, and failure responses across sessions, security levels, operating conditions, and power cycles.
- Resolve diagnostic issues found during integration, vehicle testing, manufacturing, and service preparation.
- Maintain diagnostic requirements, service specifications, DTC definitions, interface documentation, verification results, and defect traceability.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
- At least 3 years of embedded software experience.
- At least 2 years of programming experience in C/C++ or Python, with strong C/C++ skills and the ability to write portable, platform-agnostic code.
- Experience with low-level interfaces such as I2C, SPI, ICU, PWM, GPT, and CAN.
- At least 1 year of experience developing proof-of-concept applications for automotive ECUs.
- At least 1 year of experience working in an agile environment.
Benefits
- Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
- Paid parental leave, new-parent ramp-up programs, subsidized backup child care, family-building benefits, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, and fertility treatments.
- Vehicle discount programs for employees and family members, management leases, tuition assistance, employee resource groups, community-service paid time off, vacation, sick/personal time, and paid holidays.
- Hybrid work arrangement requiring onsite attendance four or more days per week.
- The position is based in Dearborn and is classified within salary grades 6–8.
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.