Embedded Controls Engineer – Automotive Vehicle Systems

Ford Model e U.S.; Palo Alto (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Parental leave

Tuition assistance

Vehicle discount

Paid time off

Job summary

Ford Motor Company seeks an Embedded Controls Software Engineer to join our team. This role focuses on developing drivers and control software for low‑voltage motors, lighting, and body systems within safety‑critical embedded environments.

You will work closely with interiors and exteriors teams, perform hardware bring‑up, and optimize code for timing, RAM/Flash footprint, and low‑power operation across vehicle domains.

Qualifications

• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Computer Science, or equivalent experience with evidence of exceptional ability.
• 3+ years of experience writing clean, efficient, and robust production‑grade C code for real‑time embedded systems, with MISRA C knowledge.
• Hands‑on experience with RTOS (FreeRTOS, SafeRTOS, OSEK/AUTOSAR) and bare‑metal environments.
• Strong debugging, hardware bring‑up, and optimization for timing, RAM/Flash, and low‑power modes.
• 3+ years on electrical hardware applications, prototype bring‑up, and systems development.
• 3+ years of experience with Vehicle Network Protocols such as CAN, LIN & Automotive Ethernet.

Responsibilities

• Develop drivers and control actuators for low‑voltage motors and lighting control.
• Work on real‑time embedded software with RTOS and bare‑metal environments.
• Hardware bring‑up, debugging, and timing/memory optimization.
• Integrate vehicle networks (CAN/LIN) and diagnostics into embedded control systems.

Skills

C programming

RTOS

Hardware bring-up

CAN/LIN

MISRA C

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s in EE

Tools

Bazel

SCons

CMake

Job description

Ford Motor Company seeks an Embedded Controls Software Engineer to join our team. This role focuses on developing drivers and control software for low‑voltage motors, lighting, and body systems within safety‑critical embedded environments.

You will work closely with interiors and exteriors teams, perform hardware bring‑up, and optimize code for timing, RAM/Flash footprint, and low‑power operation across vehicle domains.