Senior Propulsion and Energy Controls Engineer – Research and Advanced Engineering

Ford Motor Company

As a Senior Engineer, develop control systems for future electrified vehicles at Ford. Collaborate in Research and Advanced Engineering to innovate energy management systems.

Posted 6/2/2026full-timeDearborn • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $99,600 - $192,900 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop control systems for newest powertrain technologies.
Focus on analyzing customer needs and defining required architecture and functionality early in the development cycle.
Model and simulate propulsion system operation.
Design and implement control algorithms.
Validate designs in desktop simulation, hardware benches, test stands and prototype vehicles.
Work in Research and Advanced Engineering, developing technologies for future vehicle programs.
Take designs from desktop simulation to hardware testing and ultimately calibrate prototype vehicles.
Leverage modern software practices and AI coding assistants to accelerate development.
Harness cloud computing, wireless vehicle data, and AI/ML to develop predictive energy management systems.

Requirements

What you’ll need

M.S. (or equivalent) in Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical, or Systems Engineering with a strong academic focus on control systems.
Experience: 3+ years of hands-on experience in dynamic systems modeling and real-time controls development for complex electromechanical systems (automotive, aerospace, robotics, or similar).
Domain Knowledge: 3+ years in roles demonstrating deep understanding of vehicle dynamics and powertrain systems (hybrid/electric architectures, batteries, electric machines, and actuators).
Control Theory: 3+ years in roles requiring a solid foundation in advanced control theory, including filtering techniques, state estimation, and closed-loop feedback controls.
Software Toolkit: 3+ years in roles developing embedded controls software and analysis tools using MATLAB/Simulink, C/C++, and Python.
Systems Engineering: 3+ years in roles delivering within and adhering to standard systems engineering methodologies (FMEAs, Boundary Diagrams, P-Diagrams, Fault Tree Analysis).
Mindset: 3+ years in roles where strong collaborative skills, excellent technical documentation ability, and a passion for solving highly complex, ambiguous problems where necessary for delivering outcomes.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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.

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Hard Skills & Tools

control systemsdynamic systems modelingreal-time controls developmentadvanced control theoryfiltering techniquesstate estimationclosed-loop feedback controlsembedded controls softwareMATLABSimulink

Soft Skills

collaborative skillstechnical documentationproblem-solving