Senior Embedded Controls Engineer

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Senior Embedded Controls Engineer in USA new

Ford Motor
Full time
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USA
10/01/2026
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Palo Alto, CA

Responsibilities

Develop control strategies and embedded algorithms for lateral and longitudinal vehicle motion functions.
Integrate vehicle dynamic functions into a centralized vehicle motion control architecture and define system interfaces and requirements.
Collaborate with engineering teams, software integration groups, suppliers, and sourcing teams on component requirements and technical reviews.
Participate in functional safety analyses and apply safety-critical development principles.
Develop test strategies and validate firmware for robustness, stability, performance, and functionality across operating conditions.
Support hardware validation, prototype bring-up, labcar testing, unit/SIL/HIL testing, and automation framework development.
Create subsystem block diagrams, lead design reviews, and debug issues across software, hardware, networks, and vehicle integration environments.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience with evidence of exceptional technical ability.
At least 5 years of experience developing embedded control systems for chassis systems, vehicle control modules, vehicle motion control, or similar dynamic control functions.
At least 5 years of experience with electrical hardware applications, prototype bring-up, systems development, vehicle network protocols, and embedded networking interface tools.
At least 5 years of experience with C, Python, Git, Bazel, CANape, and RTOS.
Strong electrical engineering fundamentals and hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, signal generators, and power supplies.
Working knowledge of vehicle architecture, diagnostics, network communication, functional safety, and hardware/software integration processes.
Experience creating and executing component-level test procedures and owning results through resolution and release.
Preferred experience includes vehicle dynamic features, control theory, physics-based algorithms, SCons, CMake, PCB-level hardware, test automation, SIL/HIL, labcar, vehicle validation, and embedded system debugging.

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, paid community service time, paid holidays, and paid time off with the 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: $139k - $233k/yr

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