Calibration Engineer

At Ford Motor Company, Vehicle Hardware Engineering (VHE) teams use Design Thinking and User Experience methods to deliver products and services that delight customers. The Calibration Engineer role is part of Vehicle Propulsion Systems Engineering (VPSE), which calibrates, integrates, and optimizes powertrain control systems for various vehicles.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with feature technical specialists to own calibration work from planning through development, validation, documentation, and signoff.
• Develop and optimize control system calibrations that deliver customer attributes including performance, drivability, fuel economy, emissions, diagnostics, shift quality, thermal performance, hybrid operation, electric driving, and all-wheel-drive operation.
• Build and maintain feature workplans, calibration direction, Design Verification Plans and Reports (DVP&R), test requests, data reviews, and signoff evidence aligned with program milestones.
• Execute calibration development and validation using vehicles, powertrain and chassis dynamometers, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL), software-in-the-loop (SIL), simulation, and analytical environments.
• Analyze test, connected-vehicle, warranty, and field data to identify opportunities, determine root cause, resolve issues, and improve calibration quality.
• Evaluate calibration robustness across temperature, altitude, speed, road grade, trailer use, component variation, and other customer operating conditions.
• Coordinate with controls, software, systems engineering, hardware, test and validation, emissions, OBD, quality, and vehicle program teams to resolve technical issues and deliver calibrations on time.
• Apply scripting, automation, data analytics, modeling, and continuous integration methods to improve development speed, repeatability, and quality.
• Work with feature technical specialists to optimize calibration processes, tools, and standard work for efficiency, quality, and timing; validate improvements through production application.
• Document technical findings, risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations for calibration leads, technical specialists, and program teams.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Controls Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 2-3 years of experience in powertrain, vehicle systems, embedded controls, calibration, testing, data analysis, or a related engineering area.
• Working knowledge of control systems, engineering fundamentals, structured problem solving, and data-based decision making.
• Ability to plan and execute technical work, manage multiple priorities, and deliver to program timing.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to contribute effectively within a diverse team.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience developing or validating propulsion, engine, transmission, hybrid, electric vehicle, emissions, OBD, thermal, or driveline calibrations.
• Experience with calibration and data acquisition tools such as ATI Vision, ETAS INCA, Vector tools, CAN communication, or equivalent systems.
• Experience with vehicle, powertrain dynamometer, HIL, SIL, simulation, or laboratory testing.
• Experience with Python, MATLAB/Simulink, data analytics, automation, statistical methods, Design of Experiments (DOE), or continuous integration workflows.

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