Electrified Powertrain Control Systems Engineer

Ford; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Parental leave

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Ford Motor Company seeks an Electrified Powertrain Control Systems Engineer to design and validate control systems for hybrids and electrified powertrains. You will coordinate across modules, review software, and analyze CAN data to support vehicle level attributes.

The role emphasizes hands-on testing, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and leveraging tools like Simulink, CANalyzer, and ATI data recorders to meet quality goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3+ years’ experience in system design, controls, software or calibration.
• 3+ years' experience with vehicle systems and/or vehicle level attributes.
• 1+ years' experience in powertrain systems, components and electrified vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Develop Electrified Powertrain Control System work products coordinating actions between modules and subsystems to meet vehicle level and feature attributes.
• Perform system level testing in vehicle, on breadboard or using SIL/SIH.
• Analyze vehicle CAN data and ECU diagnostics.
• Review software implementation code.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

3+ years’ experience in system design, controls, software or calibration

3+ years' experience with vehicle systems and/or vehicle level attributes

1+ years' experience in powertrain systems, components and electrified vehicles

Tools

C

Matlab/Simulink

CANalyzer

ATI

Job description

Electrified Powertrain Control Systems Engineer

We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

Product Creation and Industrialization (PC&I)

brings together Ford’s vehicle, electric, digital and design teams with our global manufacturing system. Working as one end-to-end organization, we turn ideas into high-quality vehicles, software and experiences across gas, hybrid and electric, designed around what customers need.

What you'll do...

• Develop Electrified Powertrain Control System work products that coordinate actions and functions between modules and subsystems to meet vehicle level and Feature attributes such as:
  • Functional requirements
  • Quality Documents (Boundary Diagrams, FMEA, P-Diagram, Interface Matrix)
  • Design Validation Method (DVM) – Test Specification
  • Design Validation Plan and Report (DVP&R) – Test Report
• Perform System level testing in vehicle, on breadboard or using Software/Hardware in the Loop
• Analyze vehicle CAN communication data and ECU diagnostics
• Submit CAN Network Interface Design (NID) requests to identify CAN signals transmitted and received by the Hybrid Powertrain Control Modules (HPCM)
• Support Functional Safety tasks where necessary
• Support/Drive control system quality/field issue root cause investigation and issue resolution
• The engineer will join a diverse team of subject matter experts in analyzing the functional design, failure modes, error states, noises and control factors for Hybrid and Electric powertrains.
• Review software implementation code

Additional Growth Opportunities:

• Perform system simulation modeling
• Software in the Loop (SIL) testing and functional validation
• Leverage Connected Vehicle data for product improvement insight and issue resolution.
• Submit Invention Disclosures
• Leverage Ford Large Language Model/Artificial Intelligence tools for task acceleration

You'll have...

• Bachelors of Engineering in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• 3+ years’ experience in system design, controls, software or calibration
• 3+ years' experience with vehicle systems and/or vehicle level attributes
• 1+ years' of experience in powertrain systems, components and electrified vehicles

Even better, you may have...

• Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering
• Troubleshooting experience with mechanical, electromechanical and software systems
• Ability to manage/resolve urgent launch/Quality concerns
• Strong leadership skills, passion for quality, passion to improve customer satisfaction
• Very effective ability to explain technical details and gain alignment and consensus on solutions.
• Understanding of programing languages and tools (C , Matlab, Simulink etc)
• Experience with data recording tools (ATI, CANalyzer)

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 salary grades 6 -8 and ranges from $85,400-$$192,900., .

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.

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.