Senior Embedded Controls Engineer, Vehicle Motion
Ford Motor Company
Python
Staff Vehicle Software Integration Engineer
Ford Motor Company
full-time
Posted on:
Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • California
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Lead
Tech Stack
Python
About the role
- Lead vehicle-level software integration across all domains, ensuring compatibility of in-house and supplier ECUs
- Define and manage integration strategies, test plans, and regression loops for pre-merge and post-merge software releases
- Own and operate prototype vehicle bring-up, including flashing, network validation (CAN/LIN/FlexRay/Ethernet), and feature smoke testing
- Drive root-cause analysis of cross-domain software/hardware issues, coordinating with domain software teams and suppliers
- Establish and maintain vehicle-level SIL/HIL “virtual car” environments for automated regression testing
- Collaborate with Release Engineering to develop efficient software flashing, build, and logging pipelines
- Define and maintain interface specifications (signals, diagnostics, timing budgets, communication protocols) across domains
- Partner with calibration and attribute teams to ensure vehicle-level attributes (driveability, responsiveness, safety, NVH) are met
- Provide technical mentorship to junior integration engineers and operators
- Support vehicle testing at proving grounds, winter test sites, and internal fleet usage
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
- 8+ years of experience in automotive software or systems integration, with at least 3 years at vehicle-level scope
- Strong knowledge of embedded automotive ECUs (chassis, powertrain, body, ADAS, thermal)
- Proficient in vehicle communication protocols (CAN, LIN, FlexRay, Automotive Ethernet)
- Experience with diagnostics (UDS, OBD-II, DoIP) and flashing tools
- Hands-on experience with HIL/SIL environments and prototype vehicle bring-up
- Familiarity with tools: CANoe, CANalyzer, CANape, Vector tools, dSPACE, ETAS, Python/C++ scripting
- Strong debugging and root-cause analysis skills across hardware/software boundaries
- Understanding of functional safety (ISO 26262) and ASPICE processes is a plus
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, prototype-heavy environment with limited documentation
- Willingness to travel to proving grounds and remote test sites
- Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is available
