Ford Motor Company

Chassis Software Engineer

Ford Motor Company$93K — $190K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a relevant engineering or computer science field
  • 3 years of experience in control algorithm development
  • 3 years of proficiency in Simulink/model-based design or hand-coded C/C++
  • 2 years of experience in software testing methods like model-in-the-loop
  • Proficient in debugging software with Simulink and CAN tools
  • Familiarity with configuration and requirement management tools
  • Experience in creating comprehensive test cases for software validation

Responsibilities

  • Develop control algorithms using MATLAB/Simulink or hand-coded methods
  • Create requirements and design verification plans for vehicle motion control functions
  • Conduct software functional validation working with chassis controls test engineers
  • Collaborate with feature engineers to develop software functions for customer experiences
  • Calibrate and test features in prototype vehicles or on testing stands
  • Engage in domestic travel up to 10% as required

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
  • Flexible family care, parental leave, and new parent ramp-up programs
  • Employee discounts on vehicles and management lease options
  • Tuition assistance for further education
  • Active employee resource groups for community and support
  • Generous paid time off, including for community service
  • Additional vacation purchase options and holiday leave
Full Job Description
Job Description

Responsibilities

What you'll be able to do:

Chassis Software 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 aforementioned worksite. Develop control algorithms using MATLAB/Simulink and embedded coder, or by using hand-code. Create requirements and design verification plans for vehicle motion control functions. Perform software functional validation (model-in-the-loop/software-in-the-loop), working closely with chassis controls analytical methods test engineers to prove out functions. Collaborate with feature and system engineers to develop the SW functions to enable new experiences for our customers. Calibrate and test features in prototype vehicles or on hardware-in-the-loop test stands. Domestic Travel Required up to 10%.

Qualifications

You'll have...

Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science or a related field and 3 years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. 3 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Utilizing Simulink for model-based design or utilizing hand-coded C/C++ to develop software. 2 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Translating higher level system specifications into software implementation requirements. 2. Testing software functionality via model-in-the-loop or software-in-the-loop methods. 1 year of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Debugging software using Simulink for model-based development or using integrated development environments for hand-code. 2. Using CAN tools for data acquisition and analysis to diagnose software issues. 3. Creating test cases for all levels of the software system to validate units, sub-systems, and systems. 4. Utilizing configuration management tools to manage software versions. 5. Using requirement management tools to organize and structure software and higher level system requirements.

We are offering a salary of $93,642.00 - $190,500.00/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-HTHD

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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About Ford Motor Company

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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Size
183,000 employees
Market Cap
$44.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$1.2 billion
Founded
1903
5 Year Trend
-2.1%
Revenue
$127.1 billion
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