HIL Development Supervisor – Battery Management System

Ford Motor Company; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 133,000 - 251,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Parental leave / family care days

Tuition assistance

Vehicle discount program

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Ford Motor Company seeks an HIL Development Supervisor to lead the development and maintenance of HIL systems supporting BMS and power conversion components in a hybrid on-site role in Dearborn, MI. You will drive toolchains, processes, and collaboration across global teams to enable fast, robust software validation.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Electrical or Computer Engineering, 8+ years in software/systems development, and strong leadership with excellent communication for senior

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of software and systems development experience including HIL systems.
• Working knowledge of power conversion components (DC/DC converters, chargers, DCFC).
• Experience with test automation frameworks and validation toolchains.
• Proven leadership across distributed or global engineering teams.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills suitable for senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain HIL systems and tools for automated testing of BMS and power conversion components.
• Collaborate with Controls Architecture, BMS Hardware/Software, and Power Conversion teams to align HIL with needs.
• Expand MIL/SIL/PIL testing methods to accelerate validation.
• Evaluate toolchains and processes to meet current and future software testing needs worldwide.
• Lead the technical interface between global teams for software toolset development and reporting.
• Own budgeting and procurement for hardware and software for BMS HIL, Power HIL, and HV simulation.
• Maintain documentation for HIL system designs and toolsets.
• Support the BMS validation team to ensure on-time, high-quality software validation.

Job description

Ford is seeking a HIL Development Supervisor to lead the development and maintenance of Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) systems supporting our Battery Management System (BMS) and power conversion components. In this role, you will build and champion the toolsets, methods, and processes that enable fast, robust software validation, while leading collaboration between global engineering teams.

This is an opportunity to shape the test infrastructure and development toolchain behind next-generation electrified vehicle systems.

What You'll Do

• Develop and maintain HIL systems and supporting tools for automated testing of BMS and power conversion components, including DC/DC converters, chargers, and DC fast charging (DCFC) communication
• Partner closely with Controls Architecture, BMS Hardware, BMS Software, Software Testing, and Power Conversion teams, as well as HIL technical experts, to align HIL system capability with development needs
• Expand and mature MIL/SIL/PIL testing methods to accelerate system validation
• Evaluate and recommend toolchains and processes that meet current and future software development and testing needs across global engineering sites
• Lead the technical interface between global engineering teams on software toolset development, establishing robust processes for information sharing and status reporting
• Own budgeting and procurement coordination for hardware and software required for BMS HIL, Power HIL, and high-voltage simulation systems
• Maintain complete documentation for HIL system designs and toolsets owned by the team
• Support the BMS validation team to ensure on-time, high-quality software validation

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
• 8+ years of software and systems development experience, with strong familiarity across software specification, development, and validation, including HIL systems
• Working knowledge of power conversion components (DC/DC converters, chargers, DCFC communication)
• Experience with test automation frameworks and validation toolchains
• Proven leadership experience working across distributed or global engineering teams, with strong ability to bridge gaps and resolve integration challenges
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present to senior leadership

Even better, you may have...

• Experience with electrified vehicle systems or components
• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional, cross-site technical teams

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 leadership level 6 and ranges from $132,800-250,800.

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.

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