ADAS/DAT Vehicle Motion Control Architect

Dearborn Ford Motor Company Product Development

Job Description & Qualifications

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow’s transportation.

Do you have what it takes to make smart vehicles for a smart-world? Join the Ford Driver Assist Technology (DAT) team! Using Design Thinking and User Experience methods, you will work to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We are seeking forward-thinking, laser-focused professionals with a passion for bringing innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to such advancements as autonomy, electrification, smart-mobility technologies and more!

What you will be able to do:
We bring engineering ideas to life. In DAT, we make driving more exciting, enjoyable, and safe. Ford’s DAT team designs and develops features like BlueCruise (hands-off driving), Adaptive Cruise Control, Autonomous Emergency Braking, Cross Traffic Alert, Active Park Assist and 360 Camera Systems.

We are seeking professionals who can contribute to our efforts with experience and passion in the development of features, functions, sensors, ECUs, models, and software. This position is about the system functions, elements and interfaces of vehicle architecture related to vehicle control. It will likely also involve other elements of the process because we are more interested in adding high quality people to the team than trying to squeeze engineers into a specific role.

• Propose and define strategies for partitioning lateral and longitudinal vehicle control across and within multiple electronic control units including ADAS, Brake, Steering and Propulsion
• Apply deep understanding of safety-focused functional partitioning, allocation and interfacing to ensure robustness, reliability and safety through design reviews, system analyses and testing
• Work closely with Research, Vehicle Architecture, ADAS and Vehicle Motion Control Technical Experts and Implementation Teams to define optimal solutions for delivering Vehicle Control
• Collaborate with external interface providers and receivers, both in-vehicle and in-development, to define safe, efficient and clean communication strategies
• Drive collaborative solutions to concepts and defects across multiple domain teams including features, hardware, software, functional safety, cyber security and verification & validation
• Support verification & validation efforts with internal teams and suppliers to ensure requirement and design-intent compliance and quality
• Host communication sessions to present technical information and elicit feedback from cross-functional participants

The minimum requirements we seek:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related field
• 1+ years of experience developing electrical and, or software systems
• 1+ years of experience with system modeling, analysis and requirements management methods and toolsets

Our preferred requirements:

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related field
• Extensive skills with modeling (Simulink) & functional knowledge of embedded software design (C, C++)
• 10+ years of experience as a System Architect for automotive electronics products
• 10+ years of experience developing automotive electronics
• 8+ years of experience developing safety-critical embedded software in security-critical systems
• 7+ years of experience in ADAS and/or Autonomous Vehicle product development
• 5+ years of experience in Automotive Stability Control, Braking or other Lateral/Longitudinal Controls

What you’ll receive in return:
As part of the Ford family, you’ll enjoy excellent compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that includes generous PTO, retirement, savings and stock investment plans, incentive compensation and much more. You’ll also experience exciting opportunities for professional and personal growth and recognition.

If you can help us redefine the future of automotive, we’d love to have you join us!

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status.

For information on Ford's salary and benefits, please visit: https://corporate.ford.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en-us/documents/careers/2021-benefits-and-comp-GSR-sal-plan-2.pdf

At Ford, the health and safety of our employees is our top priority. Vaccination has been proven to play a critical role in combatting COVID-19. As a result, Ford has made the decision to require U.S. salaried employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless employees require an accommodation for religious or medical reasons. Being fully vaccinated means that an individual is at least two weeks past their final dose of an authorized COVID-19 vaccine regimen. As a condition of employment, newly hired employees will be required to provide proof of their COVID-19 vaccination or an approved medical or religious exemption.

Auto req ID

55673BR

State

Michigan

Skill Team

Product Development (PD)

Sub-Component

EESE (Electrical & Electronic Sys Engrg)