ADAS Vehicle Motion Performance Engineer

Ford; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 74,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Tuition assistance

Vehicle discount program

Job summary

Ford Motor Company in Dearborn seeks a seasoned vehicle motion engineer to lead and support in‑vehicle motion development for BlueCruise features. You will translate needs into specs, develop motion attributes, and validate algorithms in‑vehicle, with travel to Arizona as needed.

Qualifications include 3+ years in‑vehicle motion development and MATLAB/Simulink expertise; exposure to dSpace and Vector tools is a plus. Hybrid onsite role with competitive salary range.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or related field.
• 3+ years of in‑vehicle lateral or longitudinal motion development.
• 3+ years of MATLAB/Simulink experience.
• Knowledge of vehicle dynamics and chassis components.
• Ability to lead a small project and take initiative to improve features.

Responsibilities

• Translate customer and corporate vehicle motion needs into subsystem requirements.
• Develop longitudinal and lateral motion attributes for BlueCruise features.
• Develop and validate in‑vehicle motion algorithms.
• Create in‑vehicle Design Verification Methods for vehicle motion.
• Calibrate vehicle motion algorithms in‑vehicle.
• Develop toolsets supporting vehicle motion development.
• Lead root‑cause analysis of motion error states.
• Travel to Arizona 2–4 weeks annually.

Skills

Vehicle motion development

MATLAB/Simulink

Kalman filtering

Model-based design

C/C++

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Mechatronics

Master's degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Mechatronics

Tools

dSpace

Vector tools

Job description

We bring engineering ideas to life. In Product Development, we make driving more exciting, enjoyable, and sustainable. Ford's Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) team designs and develops hardware and functional models that deliver best-in-class behavior for features like Adaptive Cruise Control, Automatic Emergency Braking, Cross Traffic Alert, Lane Centering Assist, BlueCruise, and 360-Degree Camera Systems. We are seeking seasoned professionals with experience in vehicle motion control to contribute to our efforts. This position focuses on leading and supporting vehicle motion engineering development for our BlueCruise features.

What you'll do...

• Translate customer and corporate vehicle motion performance needs and requirements into (sub)system requirements and specifications
• Develop the longitudinal and lateral vehicle motion performance attributes for BlueCruise features
• Develop and validate vehicle motion performance algorithms in‑vehicle
• Create in‑vehicle Design Verification Methods for vehicle motion
• Calibrate vehicle motion performance algorithms in‑vehicle
• Develop in‑vehicle toolsets that support development of the vehicle motion performance attribute
• Lead and coordinate root‑cause analysis of vehicle motion performance error states
• Utilize AI tools and agents for data analysis and calibration optimization
• Travel to Arizona 2 - 4 weeks annually as needed.

You’ll have...

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Controls Engineering, or a closely related field
• 3+ years of in‑vehicle lateral or longitudinal motion development experience
• 3+ years of experience working with MATLAB/Simulink
• Knowledge of vehicle dynamics and chassis components
• Ability to lead a small project, demonstrate ownership, and take initiative to further improve features

Even better, you may have...

• Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Controls Engineering, or a closely related field
• 5+ years of industry experience with steering, brake systems, and/or chassis controls development
• 5+ years of industry experience with ADAS features and/or autonomous vehicle controls
• Strong background in vehicle dynamics, system identification, optimization and control. Deep understanding and application experience in advanced model‑based control techniques, including state estimation, Kalman filtering, linear and nonlinear control methods
• Hardware hands‑on experience highly preferred, including experience in dSpace rapid prototyping, Vector tools.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing, categorizing, and analyzing field data to determine error states and failure modes
• Demonstrated experience with model-based design methods in Simulink for the creation, development, and enhancement of current and new features
• Algorithm development experience in any language (C, C++, Python, MATLAB, etc.)

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 salary grade 6 - 8 and ranges from $74,300 - $160,000.

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.

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

Visa sponsorship is available for this position.
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This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week.

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