Ford Motor Company · 22 hours ago
Senior Embedded Controls Engineer, Body Controls
Palo Alto, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expFord Motor Company is dedicated to building a better world through innovative transportation solutions. The Senior Embedded Controls Engineer will be responsible for creating control algorithms, leading hardware design and integration, and collaborating with teams to ensure the functionality and safety of vehicle subsystems.
AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesManufacturingTransportation
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
Required
Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Computer Science, with evidence of exceptional ability, or equivalent experience
5+ years of experience on electrical hardware applications, prototype bring-up, and systems development
5+ 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.)
5+ 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 in driver development and RTOS integration
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
Benefits
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.
Company
Ford Motor Company
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