Description
Where Safety Meets Next-Gen Software. Help Us Redefine Vehicle Dynamics for the Electric Era.
At Ford, braking is no longer just about stopping a vehicle , it's the foundation of regenerative braking for cutting-edge EVs, the backbone of active safety for advanced Driver Assist Technologies, and a critical node in the Software-Defined Vehicle architecture.
As a Chassis Controls Software Application Design and Release Engineer, you will be the architect bridging the gap between sophisticated software algorithms and physical vehicle dynamics. Your work will show up on the road every single day, keeping millions of drivers safe while delivering the exhilarating driving experience Ford is known for.
Join the Ford Product Development team, where Design Thinking and User Experience methods drive delivery of breakthrough products that delight customers and define tomorrow's transportation.
Responsibilities
- Own Software & Calibration Delivery , Manage timing, coordination with vehicle builds, OTA software updates, and change management processes.
- Guide Suppliers , Lead supplier partners through the Ford Global Product Development System (GPDS).
- Support Driver Assist Features , Contribute to software enabling Ford's advanced driver assistance systems.
- Deliver Work Packages , Execute software change management process, including release documentation, functional validation, and OTA updates.
- Enable Network Communication , Implement cross-module network communication (OTA, CS, MA, E2E, PARSED, etc.).
- Diagnose & Resolve , Investigate Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) issues, including Quality Early Detection (QED).
- Support Documentation & Testing , Contribute to service manual development, Breadboard/HiL issue resolution and software updates, and prototype vehicle builds.
- Release with Rigor , Publish diagnostics specifications and ensure compliance to Central SW requirements.
- Lead Technical Reviews , Drive SW Technical Design Reviews (TDRs) that shape the future of chassis software.
- Support Production , Assist assembly plant End-of-Line (EOL) setup and issue resolution.
- Work in Agile , Learn and participate in SW AGILE processes.
- Shape Requirements , Support Chassis Controls requirement development.
- Innovate the Toolchain , Evaluate new software development toolchains and processes.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Computer Science
- 5+ years of experience with design or development in embedded systems development
- 2+ years of experience in requirements management
Even better, you may have...
- Experience with FMEA and related quality assurance processes
- 5+ years of experience with design or development in Chassis or Powertrain controls
- Familiarity with vehicle network communication (e.g. CAN)
- Familiarity with Ford embedded software requirements
- Self-starter who can learn to use new tools and find solutions
- Outstanding leadership and communication skills
- Experience in supplier management and cost negotiation
- Motivation to bring new technologies from concept to production in a short time period
- Familiarity with digital and analog data acquisition systems
- Awareness of and/or experience with ISO 26262
- Experience with sophisticated system analysis tools and methods
- Experience with controls modeling (e.g. Matlab/Simulink, Stateflow, SysML)
- Experience with HIL simulation and testing
Benefits
- Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
- Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
- Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
- Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
- Tuition assistance
- Established and active employee resource groups
- Paid time off for individual and team community service
- A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
- Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.