Ford Motor Company

Software Systems Engineer

Ford Motor Company$85K — $192K *
Transportation
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
  • 3+ years in control systems or software development
  • Master's Degree in a related field preferred
  • 5+ years in controls system and state machine development preferred
  • Experience in Matlab/Simulink and applying Systems Engineering

Responsibilities

  • Innovate new chassis control features
  • Develop specifications and verification plans for control systems
  • Perform systems engineering on Chassis Controls including Failure Mode Avoidance
  • Collaborate with Ford engineers and Tier-1 suppliers on interface requirements
  • Conduct software functional validation and collaborate with HIL test engineers
  • Perform functional safety analysis and implement necessary actions

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
  • Flexible family care days and paid parental leave
  • Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy reimbursement
  • Vehicle discount program for employees and family
  • Tuition assistance available
  • Active employee resource groups
  • Paid time off for community service efforts
  • Generous holiday schedule including time off during Christmas season
  • Option to purchase additional vacation time
Full Job Description
Job Description

Software Systems Engineer

In this position...
In the Software Systems engineer role, you will work cross functionally with other teams to develop system level solutions for existing and new Features and Functions. Some of the functions the team is responsible for are Stability Control, Regen Braking, Trail Control, Park brake, and several other braking features. In addition, we support several ADAS braking features such as Automatic Cruise Control and Automatic Emergency Braking. This is a highly dynamic role where you will be working on a wide range of deliverables such as Boundary Diagrams, FMEAs, Functional Safety, Requirements development, and test case development. You will also work closely with suppliers in the implementation and testing of the requirements.

Responsibilities

What You'll do...
  • Innovate new Chassis control features and functions
  • Develop specifications and design verification plans for control systems and features
  • Perform systems engineering on Chassis Controls Features and Function including Failure Mode Avoidance
  • Work closely with Ford engineers and Tier-1 suppliers to develop feature interface requirements
  • Perform software functional validation (MIL/SIL testing) and work closely with HIL test engineers
  • Conduct Functional Safety analysis and implement actions


Qualifications

You'll have...
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
  • 3+ years of experience in control systems or software development experience


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Master's Degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
  • 5+ years of controls system and state machine development experience
  • Demonstrated experience in Matlab/Simulink Experience applying Systems Engineering
  • Familiarity with Vector CANAPE and CANalyzer
  • Troubleshooting experience with electromechanical systems
  • Experience developing and executing test plans
  • Experience applying engineering disciplines for failure mode avoidance
  • Familiarity with ISO-26262 Familiarity with Agile/SAFe tools and processes
  • Demonstrated proficiency with CAN communication and databases
  • Experience developing software requirements
  • Good communications and project management skills
  • Strong leadership skills, passion for quality, passion to improve customer satisfaction
  • Good teamwork skills


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 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 grades 6 -8 and ranges from $85,400-$192.00.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

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Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid

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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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