Ford Motor Company

ADAS Engineer

Ford Motor Company • $100K — $184K *
Washington, DC 20500In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Automotive/Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related fields
  • 2 years of experience in ADAS feature development and integration
  • Proficiency with radar, camera, or LIDAR systems in ADAS
  • Experience with laboratory and vehicle testing of ADAS features
  • Familiarity with MATLAB, Simulink, and CAPL for algorithm development
  • Knowledge of collision avoidance regulatory protocols (NHTSA, IIHS, EuNCAP)

Responsibilities

  • Lead design and development of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS)
  • Develop control algorithms using MATLAB and Simulink
  • Ensure feature software meets robustness metrics through model-based design
  • Integrate ADAS features such as Pre-Collision Assist in the ECU
  • Conduct feature performance analysis in a Model-in-the-Loop environment
  • Support the development of feature specifications and robustness disciplines

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
  • Flexible family care options and programs for new parents
  • Vehicle discount program for employees and families
  • Tuition assistance for continued education
  • Paid time off for community service initiatives
  • Generous holiday schedule including the week between Christmas and New Year's
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Responsibilities

What you'll be able to do:

ADAS Engineer - positions offered by Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, Michigan). Note, this is a hybrid position whereby the employee will work both from home and from the aforementioned worksite. Hence, the employee must live within a reasonable commuting distance from the worksite. Lead the design and development of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems. Develop new control algorithms for feature function and interfaces utilizing Matlab and Simulink. Lead model based design processes to ensure feature software meets robustness metrics. Support the integration of Pre-Collision Assist, Automatic Emergency Braking, and other ADAS features in the ADAS ECU. Lead the overall Model-in-the-Loop (MiL) development for Pre-Collision Assist and other ADAS features. Conduct analysis of the feature function performance utilizing feature test inputs in Simulink MiL environment. Support the development of feature specifications, FMEAs, robustness disciplines and DVP.

Qualifications

You'll have...

Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Automotive Engineering Electric Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field and 2 years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. 2 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Utilizing radar, camera or LIDAR performance and integration with ADAS features. 2. Developing and conducting laboratory and vehicle tests of ADAS features. Data collection and analysis of ADAS sensing systems utilizing CANalyzer or similar data collection tools. 3. Root cause feature and sensing issues using collected data. 4. Operating robotic test equipment used in collision avoidance validation to control host and target path trajectory. 5. Using in-vehicle ADAS feature calibration to meet vehicle program performance targets specific to collision avoidance regulatory protocol including NHTSA, IIHS, EuNCAP, or AEB MOU. 6. Performing end-to-end feature interface and overall diagnostic checks with vehicle CAN and OEM diagnostic tools and software. 1 year of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Experience with developing or testing software for embedded hardware. Develop feature function and control algorithms in Matlab and Simulink language. 2. Using Model Based Design processes to develop software component test vector coverage. 3. Running simulations on Matlab and Simulink code to develop signal coverage and validation of functional results. 4. Code writing with Matlab and C++. 5. Using CAPL.

We are offering a salary of $100,672.00 - $184,350.96/yr.

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder...or all the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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.

For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:

https://fordcareers.co/GSR

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

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Ford Motor Company manufactures or distributes automobiles in addition to offering financial services. The company sells to dealerships for retail sales, and for sale to fleet customers, including commercial fleet customers, daily rental car companies, and governments. Ford’s vehicle portfolio includes automobiles, buses, tractors, and trucks. Retail financing includes retail installment sale contracts for new and used vehicles, and direct financing leases for new vehicles to retail customers, government entities, daily rental car companies, and fleet customers. Finance receivables in the non-consumer portfolio include products offered to automotive dealers. Ford’s environmental initiatives include compressed natural gas, flexible fuel vehicles, electric drive vehicles, Hydrogen, PC power management, and so on. Ford Motor Company was founded by Henry Ford in 1903 and is headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan.

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Learn more about Ford Motor Company
Size
183,000 employees
Market Cap
$44.8 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
-$1.2 billion
Founded
1903
5 Year Trend
-2.1%
Revenue
$127.1 billion
NASDAQ
F
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