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Ford Racing Road Car Chassis and Semi-active Suspension Controls
We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?
We’re looking for an experienced and talented individual to join Ford Racing to serve as a controls engineer who will deliver semi-active suspension and chassis controls across multiple programs.
As we expand our global Ford Racing team, we are seeking an engineer that can help shape our growth, our people and our products. This role will be focused on managing embedded controls work Pre-PS through OPD for all Ford Racing Applications. Applicants will also interface with teams including powertrain, chassis and architecture engineers, and digital performance feature owners, allowing for numerous opportunities to expand technical knowledge in a wide area of automotive technologies, systems, and components.
What you'll do...
- Designing and implementing the chassis controls on the vehicle dynamics module (VDM) controlling Ford Racing’s off-road semi-active suspensions.
- Specification, design, implementation, and testing of low-level and high-level software for semi-active suspension controls
- Identify reusable strategies from current Ford in-house controls to accelerate new Ford Racing algorithm development
- Develop software strategies that utilize a mix of Ford and Ford Racing in-house resources as well as outside resources
- Develop embedded software from low-level hardware drivers to application layer components
- Design and specify interfaces between application software and firmware
- Expand Ford Racing Simulink models to control new semi-active suspension hardware (Stabilizer Bars, new damper technology)
- Work with/resolve ambiguity in requirements/specifications/designs
- Create elegant, efficient real-time software components and interfaces
- Develop software component testing methodologies and implementations to ensure maturity/stability/release readiness
- Develop SIL/HIL testing methods for Ford Racing modules including using hardware debuggers
- Familiar with ISO26262-compliant software
- Instrument and profile software to identify opportunities for optimization on the submodule and system level
- Develop comprehensive test plans and perform thorough testing to validate firmware functionality, stability, and performance under normal, extreme, and faulted conditions
- Hands-on hardware bring-up, system debugging, and code optimization
You'll have...
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, experience with evidence of exceptional ability, or equivalent
- 3+ years of relevant experience in Embedded design and/or controls
- High proficiency in programming experience using Embedded C/C++
- High proficiency with MATLAB and Simulink modelling
- Working knowledge of Semi active damper technology (Solenoid controls, Internal Bypass dampers, CCD dampers)
- Proficiency in embedded systems and microcontrollers
- Highly collaborative mindset and strong communication skills
- Experience with JIRA/Confluence or a similar system for tracking inputs/results
- Knowledge of electrical engineering fundamentals including circuit analysis and design
- Experience in early prototype development
- Experience with Embedded Coder code generation
- Experience in powertrain controls or chassis controls
- Experience with Ford Networked Vehicle (FNV) architecture
- Experience with Ford and Vector diagnostic software including DET, Canalyzer, and Canape
- Experience with fundamental hardware components on PCB and their analysis tools
- Fluent in software fundamentals including software design and maintainability
Even better, you may have...
- Hands-on experience in hardware bring-up, system debugging, and code optimization
- Knowledge of electrical engineering fundamentals including circuit analysis and design
- Working knowledge of Ford Platform Software Release process
You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!
As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
- 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.
This position is a range of salary grades 5-8 ranges from $65,100 - $166,200
Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.
For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent
- 3+ years of relevant experience in embedded design and/or controls
- High proficiency in Embedded C/C++ programming
- High proficiency with MATLAB and Simulink modeling
- Working knowledge of semi-active damper technology (Solenoid controls, Internal Bypass dampers, CCD dampers)
- Proficiency in embedded systems and microcontrollers
- Experience with JIRA/Confluence or similar tracking systems
- Knowledge of electrical engineering fundamentals including circuit analysis and design
- Experience in early prototype development
- Experience with Embedded Coder code generation
- Experience in powertrain controls or chassis controls
- Experience with Ford Networked Vehicle (FNV) architecture
- Experience with Ford and Vector diagnostic software including DET, CANalyzer, and CANape
- Experience with fundamental hardware components on PCB and their analysis tools
- Fluent in software fundamentals including software design and maintainability
- Familiarity with ISO26262-compliant software and functional safety concepts
- Hands-on experience in hardware bring-up, system debugging, and code optimization
- Working knowledge of Ford Platform Software Release process
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Retirement Support — U.S. salaried roles feature a notable 401(k) contribution and match structure, and post‑2023 updates increased retirement contributions for many UAW‑represented employees. Together these elements strengthen long‑term financial security.
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