Automatic Emergency Braking Software Integration Engineer

We bring engineering ideas to life. In Product Development, we make driving more exciting, enjoyable and sustainable.  Ford’s ADAS team designs and develops hardware and functional models that provide Best in Class behavior for features like Adaptive Cruise Control, Automatic Emergency Braking, Cross Traffic Alert, Active Park Assist and 360 Camera Systems. 

In this position... 

We are seeking seasoned professionals who can contribute to our efforts with experience in the development of sensors, ECUs, models and software.  This position is focused on a Pre-Collision Assist / Automatic Emergency Braking feature developer to ensure core feature models are developed, integrated into a central ADAS ECU, meet systems engineering, and meet the expected acceptance criteria through proper test methods.  This could also involve other elements of the process because we are seeking to add high-quality people to the team rather than trying to squeeze engineers into a specific role. 

You'll have...

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, Controls or Software Engineering 

• At least 1 year of experience in the following (or similar area): 

  • Experience with radar/camera or ultrasonic sensors or feature model integration or software development

  • Understanding of embedded hardware and software design

  • Control algorithm development using Matlab, Simulink or equivalent

  • Code writing within Matlab or Python

  • Applications engineering for active safety systems such as ACC, AEB, RBA, BLIS, AFL, Anti-Lock Braking, Yaw Stability Control or Pre-Activated Restraint Systems

  • Developing and conducting laboratory and vehicle tests. Data collection and analysis of Active Safety sensor systems.

Even better, you may have...

• Master’s Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, Controls or Software  Engineering 

• Familiarity with the following:

  • Design and development of radar, image processing or similar digital signal processing applications

  • Modeling / analyzing / simulating radar and/ or vision and/or ultrasonic sensor performance

  • Writing vehicle, system and component specifications

  • Synthesis of SDS, FMEA, DVP, DVM for advanced projects in chassis control or active safety

  • Familiar with dSPACE MABx, ConfigurationDesk, ControlDesk rapid prototyping hardware, software, and processes. 

  • Familiar with Vector hardware, CANalyzer and CANape software and processes.

  • Familiar with GCP, SQL and Superset dashboard.

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

• 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 

• Generous vacation time, sick/personal time, and paid holidays, including between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day 

This position is a range of salary grades 6-7 and ranges from $85,400 - $134,000.

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.

Internal applicants: moving into this role may result in an adjustment to your current compensation based on the posted pay range for this role, taking into consideration your qualifications and other relevant factors.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week. 

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What you'll do... 

• Lead overall feature model integration with other feature models according to the ADAS ECU software schedule. Support model peer reviews of existing, modified and future feature model. Support resolution of model integration compatibility issues with the larger feature model team or with the coding team.

• Interface with the module teams that make up the overall distributed feature (ABS, PCM, IPC, AHU, etc.) to ensure system level function and requirements are met.

• Lead/Support development of test methods to evaluate true positive, false positive and real-world performance criteria. Determine acceptance criteria for design verification methods. 

• Lead core development and support sign-off of feature level performance for a given vehicle.  Root cause feature issues found in development / sign-off. Utilize rapid prototyping methods such as MABx / dSPACE.  Compile Simulink models to flash in MABx and utilize ControlDesk to monitor internal feature function and signals.  Operate and utilize Active Safety test rigs such as robotic platforms for surrogate collision targets and host vehicle robots. Assist with feature calibration to support overall performance requirements.

• Lead the development of Matlab scripts/tools/GUIs used in prost processing and analyzing feature performance. 

• Work with the Ford Hardware in the Loop Team and Simulation team to establish CAE procedures to reduce dependencies on vehicle level testing

• Root cause feature level, systems and interface issues in feature development and sign-off.  Work with the larger team to fix issues for production.

• Lead data analytics studies and collaborate with Data Ops team to acquire feature specific information from connected vehicle data.  Develop dashboards with findings.  Analyze data for trends and develop opportunities for feature enhancements with core feature engineers.