Senior Embedded Controls Engineer, Body Controls
Ford Motor14 hours ago
Base Salary
$139k - $233k/yr
Responsibilities
- Specify, design, and implement body-controls firmware architecture and own the software codebase from prototype bring-up through high-volume production.
- Develop control and estimation algorithms for windows, closure systems, lighting, motors, actuators, sensors, and related body-control features.
- Lead the design, integration, and validation of body-controls hardware on benches, bucks, lab cars, and vehicles.
- Translate software requirements into electrical hardware and system requirements and collaborate with software integration teams.
- Apply functional safety principles and participate in safety analyses for vehicle subsystems.
- Develop and execute firmware test plans covering functionality, stability, robustness, performance, and low-power modes.
- Drive cross-functional feature development with hardware, software, architecture, systems, validation, and program teams.
- Author feature boundary diagrams, subsystem block diagrams, validation strategies, and technical documentation.
- Lead subsystem reviews throughout vehicle program development.
- Support hardware validation, lab-car testing, and automation framework development for unit, SIL, and HIL testing.
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 5 years of experience writing production-grade C for real-time embedded systems and understanding coding standards such as MISRA C.
- Hands-on experience with RTOS, including FreeRTOS, SafeRTOS, OSEK, or AUTOSAR, as well as bare-metal embedded software.
- Strong experience with low-level debugging, hardware bring-up, timing optimization, RAM/Flash optimization, and low-power modes.
- At least 5 years of experience with electrical hardware applications, prototype bring-up, and systems development.
- At least 5 years of experience with CAN, LIN, and Automotive Ethernet vehicle network protocols.
- Experience with electrical test equipment such as oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, signal generators, and power supplies.
- At least 5 years of experience using embedded networking interface tools in automotive, aerospace, or comparable embedded systems environments.
- Working knowledge of vehicle architecture, battery technologies, motor calibration, OBD calibration, functional safety, diagnostics, networks, and software and hardware tool development.
- Experience creating and executing component-level test procedures and owning test results.
- Preferred qualifications include driver development, RTOS integration, software build tools, PCB hardware analysis, Python test scripting, software design and maintainability, hardware bring-up, system debugging, code optimization, and 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 benefits.
- Vehicle discount programs for employees and family members and management leases.
- Tuition assistance and active employee resource groups.
- Paid time off for individual and team community service.
- Paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day, plus the option to purchase additional vacation time.
- Hybrid work arrangement; candidates within commuting distance of a Ford hub may be required onsite four or more days per week.
- Visa sponsorship is available for this position.
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.