BMS Software Development Engineer
Ford Motor2 months ago
Dearborn, MI, USASenior
Base Salary
$87k - $166k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop operating state machines, mode management, and supervisory coordination across controllers.
- Implement high-voltage sequencing, contactor control and diagnostics, interlock handling, and precharge verification.
- Develop battery protection strategies, current and power limit arbitration, cell balancing logic, thermal management controls, and diagnostic behavior.
- Aggregate system states, propagate and announce faults, and manage calibration parameters and estimation-model integration.
- Develop model-based application software and handwritten C, with requirements traceability and design documentation.
- Support safety and security analyses, validation debugging, root cause analysis, and field issue resolution.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Computer, Mechatronics, Controls, or Mechanical Engineering.
- At least 5 years of experience developing embedded application or control software for electronic control units.
- Proficiency with model-based development and production code generation, plus working C ability.
- Production-program experience designing state machines, sequencing, and diagnostic strategies.
- Experience with requirements-driven development, traceability, unit testing, and code reviews.
- Ability to debug control behavior directly on hardware, benches, and instrumentation.
- Preferred qualifications include a relevant master's degree, battery management and high-voltage system experience, functional safety development, calibration and parameter management, distributed-controller coordination, and thermal management control strategy experience.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, occasional travel availability, and legal authorization to work in the United States are required; visa sponsorship is unavailable.
Benefits
- Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
- Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new-parent programs, subsidized backup childcare, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, and fertility benefits.
- Vehicle discount and management lease programs for employees and family members.
- Tuition assistance, employee resource groups, and paid community-service time off.
- Paid holidays, paid time off, and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
- Hybrid work arrangement requiring onsite work four or more days per week.
Tech Stack
C
Categories
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.