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Ford Pro · 2 days ago

Staff Embedded Controls Engineer, Body Controls

3251 Hillview Ave, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, US

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

7+ years exp

Ford Pro is dedicated to delivering a fully electric transportation future. The Staff Embedded Controls Engineer will create control algorithms for body control features, lead hardware integration, and collaborate with software teams while ensuring functional safety and comprehensive testing of vehicle subsystems.

AutomotiveFleet ManagementSoftware

H1B Sponsored

Responsibilities

Create control/estimation algorithms for various body control features like window control, closure system, and lighting

Lead the design and integration of various body controls hardware components on electrical test assets such as benches, bucks, labcars, and vehicles

Collaborate with software integration teams to bring up core functions and broadcast software level requirements to electrical hardware and systems teams

Understand functional safety principles and participate in functional safety analyses of complex vehicle subsystems

Develop comprehensive test plans and perform thorough testing to validate firmware functionality, stability, and performance under various conditions, including low power modes

Spearhead body controls feature development, working cross-functionally with hardware, software, architecture, and many other teams to author feature boundary diagrams and validation strategies

Author subsystem block diagrams and lead subsystem reviews through all vehicle program development phases

Early phases of firmware development will focus on hardware validation, labcar testing, and setting up the automation framework for unit, SIL and HIL testing

Qualification

Electrical engineeringVehicle Network ProtocolsEmbedded networking toolsFunctional safetyElectrical test equipmentSystems developmentBattery technologiesSoftware/hardware tool developmentDriver developmentRTOS integrationSoftware build toolsCircuit analysisTesting scripts (Python)System debuggingCode optimizationCommunication skillsCollaborative mindset

Required

Master's degree in electrical engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Computer Science, with evidence of exceptional ability, or equivalent experience

7+ years of experience on electrical hardware applications, prototype bring-up, and systems development

7+ years of experience with Vehicle Network Protocols such as CAN, LIN & Automotive Ethernet

Strong EE fundamentals and hands-on experience with electrical test equipment (oscilloscopes, DMMs, signal generators, power supplies, etc.)

7+ years of experience using embedded networking interface tools for automotive, aerospace, or similar field

Experience and working knowledge of systems development, vehicle architecture, battery technologies, software/hardware tool development, motor calibration technologies, OBD calibration, functional safety, network, and diagnostics process

Experience with creating and executing component-level test procedures and owning all test results