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Gasoline Engine Controls Software Engineer

Job ID
69410
Location
Dearborn, Michigan
Category
PD Operations and Quality
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  • Job Type: Full time
  • Work Type: Hybrid
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In this position... 
As a member of the Engine Controls software team, you will collaborate across departments—including calibration, systems engineering, and vehicle integration—to develop robust, production-ready solutions for current and next-generation boosted engine programs. 

What you'll do...

  • Design and implement embedded engine controls and diagnostic monitorswithin the powertrain control module software
  • Capture and maintain requirements for vehicle control features, document changes using Ford’s model-based design process and tools, and create and execute validation plans using simulation, hardware-in-the-loop, and in-vehicle resources
  • Manage configuration and complexity for a wide range of vehicle programs and powerpacks, and maintain high levels of compatibility and commonality with Gas, Diesel, HEV, and BEV powerpack configurations
  • Develop and validate control algorithms using C-code to meet functional, emissions, performance, and functional safety requirements (ISO 26262)
  • Apply powertrain control system software validation test methods—including unit testing (Unity/Ceedling), SIL, MIL, and HIL—to ensure system functionality and robustness
  • Troubleshoot vehicle and powertrain fuel-path functional and diagnostic issues; determine and validate corrective actions through data analysis, vehicle testing, and simulation
  • Maintain software description documentation, calibration guides, release notes, and requirements traceability for fuel-path software components

You’ll have…

  • B.S. degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, aerospace engineering, or related field; or foreign equivalency degree, or a combination of equivalent experience and education
  • 3 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 
  • 3 years of experience with design powertrain control algorithms and associated software functions. 
  • 3 years of experience with programming embedded automotive controls in the C language. 
  • 3 years of experience with testing and debugging of automotive embedded controls.
  • 3 years of experience with C software development in automotive powertrain systems.
  • 3 years of experience with software version control, ClearCase and GitHub. 
  • 3 years of experience with Matlab Simulink Software Development and Simulation. 


Even better, you may have…

  • M.S. degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer engineering, or related field
  • Experience with fuel injection, 3-way catalyst, gas particulate filters, and exhaust sensor controls and diagnostic monitors
  • Familiarity with OBD-II diagnostic monitoring for fuel system 
  • Awareness of ISO 26262 Part 6, MISRA-C coding standards
  • Experience with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
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