Ford Motor Company

Ford Racing Powertrain Control Torque Path Software

Ford Motor Company$63K — $106K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
  • Proficiency in Matlab/Simulink, Jira, and GitHub
  • Experience with Functional Safety (ISO26262) software design
  • Hands-on debugging skills with automotive CAN tools and ATI Vision
  • 5+ years of automotive powertrain control software experience
  • 3+ years using Matlab/Simulink for production content
  • 3+ years of experience on vehicle networks (CAN/LIN)

Responsibilities

  • Generate functional requirements and manage change requests for propulsive torque control software
  • Deliver production software for major powertrain ECUs using Matlab/Simulink and C
  • Support integration and communication between multiple ECUs
  • Conduct software unit testing with emphasis on code coverage and functional requirements
  • Lead design reviews and troubleshoot vehicle and board-level software issues

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
  • Flexible family care days and paid parental leave
  • Tuition assistance for continuous learning
  • Vehicle discount program for employees and family members
  • Community service paid time off and paid holidays, including a special week at year's end
  • Opportunities for career growth and diverse experiences within the company
Full Job Description
Job Description

Ford Racing is seeking an experienced embedded software engineer to deliver Ford production ECUs. Responsibilities include developing functional specifications and detailed design documents, delivering high-quality code in MATLAB/Simulink and C, conducting unit tests, and debugging and evaluating software performance in the vehicle. The ideal candidate will lead design reviews for new content, troubleshoot vehicle and board-level software issues, and perform thorough unit testing. Candidates should have a minimum of five years of embedded software engineering experience as well as relevant domain knowledge in Engine, Transmission, Driveline, and Hybrid-electric propulsion systems with an emphasis on torque scheduling and arbitration between components.

Responsibilities

What you'll do...
  • Generate functional requirements, create high-level designs, and manage change requests to application software across the propulsive torque control domain, including engine, transmission, motor, and driveline in hybrid electric vehicle applications
  • Deliver production powertrain control software using Matlab/Simulink and/or C hand code to the main trunk of major powertrain ECUs
  • Support application integration and communication networking across multiple ECUs
  • Provide software unit testing, including quality code coverage, static analysis, and functional requirement testing.


Qualifications

What you'll do...
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or a related field of study
  • Matlab/Simulink, Jira, and Github experience required
  • Functional Safety (ISO26262) software design and development experience
  • Software debug capability, including hands-on use of automotive CAN tools as well as ATI Vision
  • 5+ years of automotive powertrain control software experience
  • 3+ years of experience in Matlab/Simulink delivering production content
  • 3+ years vehicle network experience (CAN/LIN)


Even better, if you have...
  • Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or a related field of study.
  • 7+ years of automotive powertrain control software experience.
  • 5+ years of algorithm design for embedded hardware and/or software design.
  • Experience working directly with AutoSAR Classic.
  • Additional tools such as Jama, Clearcase, and Vector suite.


What You'll Receive in Return...

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 of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
  • 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.


This position is a salary grade 5 and ranges from $63,480 -106,680.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

This position is hybrid. Candidates who commute to a Ford hub location may be required to be on-site four or more days per week.

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