
Staff Embedded Integration Engineer, Body Controls
Ford Motor Company
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Palo Alto • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $150,200 - $283,500 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Drive the evolution of body controls software architecture, crafting innovative solutions and defining hardware/software interfaces.
- Orchestrate early-stage hardware and software integration, meticulously validating system performance against stringent requirements.
- Translate high-level vehicle objectives into precise software specifications for body control systems.
- Leverage field data insights to continuously refine and optimize the performance of body control systems.
- Collaborate with validation teams to architect comprehensive test strategies for body control functionalities.
- Diagnose and resolve intricate hardware/software interactions throughout the product lifecycle.
- Assess the impact of design modifications on body control systems, synthesizing implications for hardware and software components.
- Champion functional safety by executing DFMEA and HARA analyses for body control systems.
- Provide expert guidance to cross-functional teams, steering technical decisions related to electrical, software, manufacturing, and mechanical aspects of body controls.
- Facilitate cross-functional understanding of system interdependencies, ensuring seamless integration across vehicle domains.
Requirements
- A technical degree in a relevant field (e.g., Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering).
- Proficiency in C/C++ and familiarity with scripting languages (e.g., Python).
- Exceptional problem-solving abilities in complex, networked embedded systems.
- Demonstrated ability to interpret data for system optimization.
- Familiarity with hardware and software development lifecycles.
- Proven experience leading collaborative engineering projects.
- Solid understanding of electrical engineering principles and mechatronic systems.
- Experience with CAN and/or LIN communication protocols and associated tools.
- Knowledge of DFMEA, HARA, and fault tree analysis methodologies.
- Even better, you may have...
- Experience with a broad range of body control systems, including doors, trunk, frunk, windows, seating, lighting, mirrors, wipers, heaters, steering wheel controls, and other actuators and sensors.
- Experience with vehicle software organizations and working with cross-functional teams.
- Experience with overall functionality and performance of body controls systems throughout a product's lifecycle.
- Experience with electric vehicle systems and architectures.
- A passion for automotive technology and a desire to shape the future of vehicle experiences.
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.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
C/C++PythonDFMEAHARAfault tree analysisCAN communication protocolLIN communication protocolembedded systemshardware/software integrationbody control systems
Soft Skills
problem-solvingcollaborationtechnical guidancecross-functional communicationsystem optimizationproject leadershipanalytical thinkingattention to detailinnovationfacilitation