Senior Embedded Controls Engineer, Body Controls
Ford Motor3 months ago
Responsibilities
- Specify, design, and implement software architecture for body-controls firmware from prototype bring-up through high-volume production.
- Develop control and estimation algorithms for windows, closure systems, lighting, and other body-control features.
- Develop drivers and control actuators for low-voltage motors and lighting systems.
- Lead hardware integration and validation on electrical test assets including benches, bucks, labcars, and vehicles.
- Collaborate with software integration, hardware, electrical architecture, systems, and UI/UX teams to bring up functions and define requirements.
- Participate in functional safety analyses for complex vehicle subsystems.
- Create test plans and validate firmware functionality, stability, performance, timing, memory usage, and low-power modes.
- Lead feature development, feature boundary diagrams, validation strategies, subsystem block diagrams, and subsystem reviews.
- Set up automation frameworks for unit, SIL, and HIL testing and perform component-level test procedures.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Computer Science, or equivalent experience with evidence of exceptional ability.
- At least 3 years of experience writing production-grade C for real-time embedded systems and understanding standards such as MISRA C.
- Hands-on experience with RTOS environments including FreeRTOS, SafeRTOS, OSEK, or AUTOSAR, as well as bare-metal embedded software.
- At least 3 years of experience with electrical hardware applications, prototype bring-up, and systems development.
- At least 3 years of experience with vehicle network protocols such as CAN, LIN, and Automotive Ethernet.
- At least 3 years of experience using embedded networking interface tools in automotive, aerospace, or similar fields.
- Strong low-level debugging, hardware bring-up, timing and memory optimization, low-power, electrical test equipment, and embedded networking experience.
- Working knowledge of vehicle architecture, battery technologies, software and hardware tool development, motor calibration, OBD calibration, functional safety, networking, and diagnostics processes.
- Experience creating and executing component-level test procedures and owning test results.
- Preferred qualifications include driver development, RTOS integration, Bazel, SCons, CMake, PCB component analysis tools, Python testing scripts, hardware bring-up, system debugging, code optimization, and electrical circuit analysis and design.
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 programs for employees and family members and management leases.
- Tuition assistance, employee resource groups, paid community-service time, paid holidays, and paid time off with the option to purchase additional vacation time.
- Visa sponsorship is available for this position.
- This is a hybrid position; candidates within commuting distance of a Ford hub may be required 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.