Blue Cruise Core Integration Engineer

Ford, Inc; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 84,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Tuition assistance

Vehicle discount program

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking an experienced engineer to advance BlueCruise deployments across vehicle platforms. The role emphasizes simulation, hardware-software integration, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver safe, feature-rich ADAS capabilities.

The position requires hands-on modeling (MATLAB/Simulink), coding in C/C++, Python, and experience with Kalman-filtered estimation and vehicle dynamics. Hybrid onsite work in Michigan offers competitive benefits and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• 2 year MATLAB/Simulink modeling experience in a professional or educational setting.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Computer, or Software Engineering, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Support upgrades and enhancements to BlueCruise with modeling changes, regression testing, data review, and issue identification.
• Lead and support validation and verification of upgrades and enhancements to BlueCruise features, especially in-vehicle validation.
• Support replay and bench testing of algorithms to assess and improve performance of BlueCruise features.
• Support feature model delivery to meet software delivery and program timing.
• Ensure system design and functional safety deliverables allow seamless integration with existing features.
• Lead and support development of design validation methods for performance across environmental factors.
• Support sign-off of feature level performance, particularly first vehicle line application.
• Support development of data analysis techniques from track and real-world validation data.
• Manage feature/functional development timing by suppliers.

Skills

MATLAB/Simulink modeling

C/C++

Python

AI/ML tools

Kalman filtering

Vehicle control concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer/Software Engineering

Master's degree (advantage)

Tools

Simulink

Mobileye EyeQ

Job description

What you’ll do...

• Support upgrades and enhancements to BlueCruise, by working closely with feature owners with modeling changes, regression testing, test vector support, data review, issue identification and supplier interaction.
• Support development and refinement of use cases and functional level requirements & targets for our next-generation BlueCruise features.
• Lead and support validation and verification of upgrades and enhancements to BlueCruise features, especially in-vehicle validation.
• Support replay and bench testing of algorithms to assess & improve performance of BlueCruise features, while conducting failure mode avoidance.
• Support feature model delivery to meet software delivery & program timing.
• Ensure system design, functional safety, and other deliverables allow for seamless integration with existing features and provide a thrilling user experience.
• Lead and support the development and refinement of design validation methods for ensuring proper feature-level performance across a variety of environmental and cross-carline noise factors.
• Support sign-off of feature level performance, particularly first vehicle line application.
• Support the development of data analysis techniques and methods from data generated by both track and real-world validation methods to ensure feature achieves the desired specifications.
• Manage feature/functional development timing by suppliers.
• Closely coordinate with feature development engineers to support execution of design verification plans to ensure proper feature-level performance.
• Support the planning and execution of real-world evaluations to identify system problems and issues.
• Support and coordinate root-cause analysis with internal and external suppliers to ensure delivered system thrills our customers with the user experience.
• Support Integration and model configuration, and other software packages with a variety of production and other in situ hardware to enable pre-production feature-level verification.
• Utilize AI tools and Agents for evaluation, developments, and design processes, while checking the results from an AI Tool.

You’ll have...

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Computer, or Software Engineering, or related field
• 2 year MATLAB/Simulink modeling experience in a professional or educational setting, in any combination.

Even better, you may have...

• Master’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, Controls, Computer, or Software Engineering.
• Developing and conducting laboratory and vehicle tests, data collection, and analysis, especially in the Automotive industry.
• Integration of hardware and software into vehicles, including equipment installation and software flashing.
• Experience with ANY of the following areas: Adaptive Cruise Control, Blind Spot Systems, Lane Keeping, Lane Centering Systems, or similar ADAS features.
• Experience with computer vision & radar tracking of humans, vehicles, static roadway obstacles or other typical road objects.
• Experience with computer vision detection & tracking of signs, lights, lanes and other key artifacts.
• Understanding of embedded hardware and software design.
• Experience reviewing, categorizing, and analyzing field data to determine error states / failure modes.
• Experience developing, conducting, observing, and reporting on statistically relevant experimentation / verification methods across the global population.
• Experience with Mobileye EyeQ technology.
• Experience with model-based design methods in Simulink for creation/development and enhancement of current / new features.
• Understanding of Kalman filtering, vehicle dynamics, linear & nonlinear control methods.
• Software engineering & algorithm development experience in any language (C, C++, Python, MATLAB, etc.)
• Prior use of ML model or tools and ability to utilize AI/ML tools in development cycles.
• Ability to lead a small project and demonstrate ownership and showing initiatives to improve existing processes.

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 backup 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 $84,480- $166,200.

Visa sponsorship is 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. #LI-Hybrid #LI-LB1