Ford Motor Company · 17 hours ago
Chassis HIL Simulation Engineer
Dearborn, MI
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry, Mid Level
$83K/yr - $190K/yr
2+ years expFord Motor Company is pioneering a fully electric transportation future through its Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team. They are seeking a Chassis HIL Simulation Engineer who will advance software development and validation processes by creating efficient virtual testing methodologies and integrating complex plant models with controller software.
AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesManufacturingTransportation
No H1B
Responsibilities
Define efficient physical and virtual SW validation methods by integrating plant models with controller software source code
Develop necessary scripts and tools to automate software builds for software virtualization
Engage cross functional team members to coordinate on-time delivery of in house and supplier software components to be compatible with the virtual test environments
Develop virtual test environments & test cases to enable testing HW dependent test cases through simulation
Work with the Hardware in the Loop, Driver in the loop, and Vehicle in the loop Simulator teams to reduce dependency on vehicle level testing
Develop and maintain automation for builds, test, data analysis and reporting
Integrate CI tools into existing CAE environment pipelines
Maintain tools and integrations between various repositories, software suites, and CAE environments
Qualification
Required
BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering or related field or a combination of education and equivalent experience or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
2+ years control system development experience
2+ years of experience with Matlab/Simulink tools
2+ years of experience integrating Auto-generated or hand coded C-Code into a target ECU and computer simulation objects
Preferred
MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering or related field
Familiarity with Embedded Tester, dSPACE, ECU-Test and Vector tools
Experience developing automation scripts and GUI applications (e.g. python, Matlab, C++, C#, Java)
Experience with using CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins
Demonstrated experience in building plant and controller models for automotive Braking, Steering and Suspension systems
Demonstrated experience in working on HIL and DIL simulators and deploying SW on external target ECUs
Demonstrated experience in Vehicle CAN Network
Demonstrated experience in system dynamics modeling using first principles and in using tools like CarSim or CarMaker
Experience with Software Configuration Management Systems (e.g. Git or ClearCase
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
We don't just make history -- we make the future.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$16.23BKey Investors
US Department of EnergySoros Fund Management
2025-07-29Post Ipo Debt· $3B
2023-08-17Post Ipo Debt· $4B
2023-06-22Debt Financing· $9.2B
Leadership Team
James Farley
Chief Executive Officer
Efrat Barit
COO
Recent News
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