Ford Racing Motorsports Powertrain Calibration Engineer

Ford; Allen Park (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Flexible family care days

Tuition assistance

Vehicle discount program

Job summary

Ford Racing in Allen Park, MI is seeking a Motorsport Controls Engineer to develop, test, and deliver world-class powertrain controls and calibrations for global racing programs, including Mustang GT3/GT4. The role focuses on multiple series such as IMSA, WEC, SRO, NLS and DTM, with a hybrid work arrangement requiring four or more days in the Allen Park, Michigan office.

The ideal candidate holds a relevant technical degree and 2+ years of MATLAB/Simulink experience, has exposure to multiple

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or an equivalent technical degree.
• Minimum of 2+ years of experience with simulation and coding in MATLAB & Simulink, development, testing, and validation of control system algorithms and calibrations.
• Must hold or be eligible for a passport. International and Domestic travel will be required.

Responsibilities

• Gasoline engine calibration and controls development for both professional and customer racing vehicles.
• Dynamometer & track-based hardware selection support and engine mapping with multiple engine control systems such as production Ford, Bosch Motorsports, MoTeC, New Eagle, etc.
• Develop simulation environments for HiL (Hardware in the loop), SiL (Software in the loop) and DiL (Driver in the loop) testing.
• Support track testing as required.
• Perform modifications of production control strategies as required to meet vehicle attributes.
• Innovation of new technologies allowable within the boundaries imposed by appropriate race sanctioning bodies.
• Support various programs such as LMDh, GT3, GT4, and Off-Road.

Skills

MATLAB/Simulink

C#

Python

VBA

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or equivalent

Tools

Bosch Motorsport

Motec

Cosworth

Mclaren Hardware

ATI Vision

AVL Puma

AVL Concerto

AVL Indicom

Job description

Racing is where our story began.

In 1901, Henry Ford climbed into a car he built himself—'Sweepstakes'—and beat America's most famous driver. He wasn't a racer, but he had to win. He did. Ford Motor Company was born from that victory.

That fighting spirit lives on in Ford Racing today. We're the engineers, strategists, and competitors who bring Ford's track-tested edge into every vehicle we build. Every track, every stage, every proving ground—that's where we prove ourselves.

The result: one of the world's most iconic brands, legendary nameplates, and a team unmatched in the industry.

Our mantra: Race to win, engineer to lead.

If you're a competitor, innovator, or performance obsessive, Ford Racing is where you belong. Help us write the next chapter.

In this position…

You will help develop, test and deliver world class powertrain controls and calibrations used to power our teams to race wins and championships across the globe. This role will primarily focus on supporting the Mustang GT3 and GT4 global motorsport programs across multiple racing series including, but not limited to, IMSA, WEC, SRO, NLS and DTM.

This is a hybrid role requiring at least 4 days per week in the Allen Park, MI office.

What you'll do…

• Gasoline engine calibration and controls development for both professional and customer racing vehicles.
• Dynamometer & track-based hardware selection support and engine mapping with multiple engine control systems such as production Ford, Bosch Motorsports, MoTeC, New Eagle, etc.
• Develop simulation environments for HiL (Hardware in the loop), SiL (Software in the loop) and DiL (Driver in the loop) testing.
• Support track testing as required.
• Perform modifications of production control strategies as required to meet vehicle attributes.
• Innovation of new technologies allowable within the boundaries imposed by appropriate race sanctioning bodies.
• Support various programs such as LMDh, GT3, GT4, and Off-Road.

You’ll have…

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or an equivalent technical degree.
• Minimum of 2+ years of experience with simulation and coding in MATLAB & Simulink, development, testing, and validation of control system algorithms and calibrations.
• Must hold or be eligible for a passport.International and Domestic travel will be required.

Even better, you may have…

• Experience with AVL Puma, AVL Concerto, AVL Indicom.
• Experience using Bosch Motorsport, Motec, Cosworth and Mclaren Hardware and Software.
• Experience with ATI Vision and Ford production powertrain control strategies.
• Proficiency in C#, Python, MATLAB, VBA, or an equivalent programming language.
• Formula SAE experience very highly preferred.
• Possess a competitive spirt, can-do attitude, and interest in professional and amateur Motorsports at a technical level.
• Strong team player, ability to work with multiple suppliers, and willingness to work in a fast-paced environment with high responsibility.
• Detail oriented self-starter and problem solver.

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 5 - 8 and ranges from $65,100-$166,200.
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.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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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 #FR1 #LI-LC2