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Engine Controls Software Engineer in USA

  • Ford Motor
  • Full time
  • Email
  • Dearborn, MI

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement air charge temperature estimation, turbocharger speed and boost pressure control, wastegate and bypass valve logic, and compressor surge or overspeed protection.
  • Develop and validate C-based control algorithms against functional, emissions, performance, and functional-safety requirements.
  • Apply unit testing, SIL, MIL, and HIL validation methods to ensure software functionality and robustness.
  • Develop and maintain plant models for turbocharger dynamics, intake manifold thermodynamics, and charge air cooler systems.
  • Troubleshoot air-path functional and diagnostic issues using data analysis, vehicle testing, and simulation.
  • Maintain software descriptions, calibration guides, release notes, and requirements traceability.
  • Lead control-system project planning and program management across multiple vehicle programs.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, aerospace engineering, or a related field, or foreign-equivalent degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • At least 2 years of C software development experience in automotive powertrain systems.
  • Preferred experience with turbocharger or supercharger boost control, wastegate control, air-charge management, intake manifold dynamics, charge air cooler modeling, or compressor and turbine map-based controls.
  • Preferred familiarity with OBD-II diagnostics, ISO 26262 Part 6, MISRA-C, Jira, Jama, Unity/Ceedling, GitHub, and ClearCase.
  • Preferred 5+ years of embedded control software and design experience.

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
  • Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new-parent programs, subsidized backup childcare, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, and fertility benefits.
  • Vehicle discount and management lease programs, tuition assistance, employee resource groups, community-service time, paid holidays, and paid time off with an option to purchase additional vacation.
  • Hybrid position; candidates within commuting distance of a Ford hub may be required onsite four or more days per week.

Salary: $85k - $193k/yr

Ford Motor

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