Ford's Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company's vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You'll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams. 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?
What you'll do...
This position will work within the Electrified Drivetrain (eDrivetrain) and Chassis research & advanced team at Ford's Global Research Center in Dearborn, Michigan. The role will have an opportunity to interact with subject matter experts throughout the company.
Responsibilities will also include:
Decompose vehicle attributes to system performance
Design, develop, and calibrate vehicle control algorithm
Cascade system metrics to component requirements
Organize, document and share learnings and discoveries
Connect, convey, and update findings & progress to relevant stakeholders
Research and development of chassis mechatronic systems including modeling, supplier interaction and prototype testing for steering, braking, suspension etc.
Translate customer and corporate needs and requirements to system, component and software requirements and specifications
Use CAE (SIL, DIL, HIL, RCP, ...) for design and testing of new steering and braking functions plus features for future chassis mechatronic actuators (steering, suspension & brakes)
Test vehicle mechanical and electrical maintenance and modification.
Definition of controls software performance targets and validation plans.
Documentation and presentation of project results including preparation of recommendations and decisions to be taken by the management team identification and proposal of new research areas and projects in R&A Chassis, addressing market trends, software/controls methods developments, sensor developments, and information gathered at congresses, seminars and technical publications
Communication with suppliers to identify new chassis technologies
Vehicle attribute & performance assessment to assess functional performance of controls algorithms
Basic Qualification:
Bachelor of Science in Engineering: Electrical, Controls, Mechanical or related degree, or foreign equivalency degree, or a combination of equivalent experience and education
Three or more years of experience in Chassis / Chassis Controls Engineering with focus on controls programming
Novice or better expertise in controls software development in MATLAB, Simulink, dSpace or equivalent.
Strong organizational and administrative skills
Ability to multi-task on multiple projects and work with a global team in different countries and time zones.
Strong problem-solving, interpersonal and conflict management skills
Experience at developing an advanced technology project and getting it into serial production
Preferred Qualifications:
Master of Science in Electrical, Controls, Mechanical or other Engineering or related degree, or foreign equivalency degree, or a combination of equivalent experience and education
Five or more years of experience in Chassis Engineering & Advanced Technology development
Experience with MATLAB and Simulink for algorithm development.
Experienced with dSpace, Vector and BTC software products.
Experience with Matlab/Simulink/dSPACE
One or more years of experience in vehicle tuning on control system algorithms
Prefer Vehicle network (CAN and CANalyzer/CANape) experience
Experience with vehicle simulation software (ADAMS/CarSim)
System Engineering, FMEA, Robustness, Reliability experience
Experience with Ford GPDS and GTDS processes
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 childcare 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 salary grade 6.
For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSRSP2
This position is a range of salary grades 6-8.
Visa sponsorship is available for this position.
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