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Ford Pro · 4 months ago

Senior Embedded Controls Engineer, Vehicle Motion

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

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

Ford Pro is leading the charge in delivering a fully electric transportation future. The Senior Embedded Controls Engineer will create and implement control strategies for vehicle motion attributes, collaborate with suppliers and integration teams, and ensure the functionality and safety of complex vehicle subsystems through comprehensive testing and validation.

AutomotiveFleet ManagementSoftware

H1B Sponsored

Responsibilities

Create and implement the control strategy for various vehicle motion attributes and functions, including lateral and longitudinal vehicle dynamics

Work with suppliers to define functions and interfaces into 3rd party components, driving further consolidation and integration of vehicle functions into our centralized vehicle motion control system

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

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

Collaborate with other system integration leads to capture component level requirements, provide subject matter expertise in sourcing discussions, and collect and approve Device Transmittals

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

Embedded controls systemsVehicle Network ProtocolsElectrical hardware applicationsFunctional safetyElectrical test equipmentSystems developmentComponent-level test proceduresPythonCommunication skillsCollaborative mindset

Required

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

10+ years of experience on embedded controls systems such as chassis systems, VCM, or similar dynamic functions

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

10+ 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.)

10+ 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

Preferred

Highly collaborative mindset and strong communication skills

Experience developing features such as hill hold, stability controls, anti-lock braking, park assist, cruise or adaptive cruise control, or other similar vehicle dynamic features

Experience with software build tools like Bazel, Scons, Cmake etc

Experience with fundamental hardware components on PCB and their analysis tools

Ability to write testing scripts for using scripting languages (Python)

Fluent in software fundamentals including software design and maintainability

Hands-on experience in hardware bring-up, system debugging, and code optimization

Knowledge of electrical engineering fundamentals including circuit analysis and design