Senior Software Engineer

Ford; Long Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 189,000 - 207,000; Full time

Job summary

Ford Motor Company in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Product Development team in a hybrid role, combining work from home with on-site collaboration. You will design, develop, and test embedded software for safety-critical automotive systems, following MISRA C and ISO 26262 standards.

You will coordinate software efforts across hardware, firmware, and systems engineering, develop power electronics algorithms (DCDC, On-board charger), and contribute to fault

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Software, or Computer Engineering.
• 6 years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience in embedded software roles.
• Experience with MISRA C and ISO 26262 functional safety (ASIL B+).
• 4 years of experience with CAN/CAN-FD, SPI, I²C, UART, LIN, and UDS.
• 4 years of experience implementing battery management algorithms (SOC/SOH/SOE/SOT).
• 2 years of experience with firmware and real-time controls for power converters (DCDC) and high-speed switching.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate software development efforts to align with defined requirements and system integration.
• Design, development, and testing of embedded software per MISRA C and V-cycle.
• Develop software for safety-critical components, including battery protections.
• Define and document test cases with the test team and provide detailed requirements.
• Contribute to algorithms and controls development for power electronics modules (DCDC, On-board charger).
• Verify algorithm performance on high voltage test benches and collaborate with cross‑functional teams.

Skills

Embedded C

ARM Cortex drivers

MISRA C

Power electronics

Hardware testing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in EE/SE/CE

Tools

Oscilloscope

Multimeter

Logic analyzer

Job description

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow's transportation.

Do you have what it takes to make smart vehicles for a smart world? Join the Ford Product Development team. Utilizing Design Thinking & User Experience methods, you'll work to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We're seeking forward-thinking, laser-focused professionals with a passion for bringing innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to such advancements as autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more!

What you’ll be able to do:

Senior Software Engineer - positions offered by Ford Motor Company (Long Beach, California). Note, this is a hybrid position whereby the employee will work both from home and from the aforementioned worksite. Hence, the employee must live within a reasonable commuting distance from the worksite. Coordinate software development efforts to ensure alignment with defined requirements and seamless integration with other system components (EVSE, Inverter etc.). Design, development, and testing embedded software components for adhering to coding standards and industry best practices such as MISRA C and V-cycle development. Develop software for safety critical components, including battery protections. Enforce quality by helping define test cases with test team by providing detailed requirements and supporting documentation when needed. Contribute to algorithms and controls development for power electronics modules, including DCDC converter and On-board charger. Verify the performance and reliability of the algorithms by testing power converter on high voltage test benches. Extract and document detailed component‑level requirements for battery management systems and power electronics, collaborating closely with cross‑functional teams (hardware, firmware, systems engineering) to ensure alignment with overall vehicle objectives. Actively participated in review processes for firmware, hardware, system, and functional safety teams. Collaborate with mechanical, hardware and system team for seamless integration of hardware and software components. Developed and optimized calibration parameters to enhance safety, improve performance, and deliver exceptional user experiences. Participate in functional safety and failure avoidance analysis of complex electrical and software vehicle subsystems (HARA, FMEAs, etc.).

You'll have...

Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering or a related field and 6 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or a related occupation.

6 years of experience with each of the following skills is required:

1. Implement embedded C software within RTOS and bare‑metal environments.
2. Develop and optimize low‑level peripheral drivers for ARM Cortex processor architecture.
3. Perform hardware circuit analysis and troubleshooting with oscilloscope, multimeter, logic analyzer to evaluate embedded software performance.
4. Integrate high‑voltage components in an EV to enable system level power conversion features, such as HV to LV conversion needed to power vehicle electronics.

4 years of experience with each of the following skills is required:

1. Implement driver and vehicle communication protocol including CAN, CAN‑FD, SPI, I²C, UART, LIN, and UDS.
2. Develop software in accordance with MISRA C and ISO 26262 functional safety requirements for ASIL B or higher.
3. Implement battery management algorithms including state-of-charge (SOC), state of health (SOH), state of energy (SOE), and state of temperature (SOT).

2 years of experience with each of the following skills is required:

1. Develop firmware and real-time controls algorithms for power converters, including DCDC converters operating at high switching frequencies (100 kHz and higher).
2. Assess software behavior and controls algorithm performance using Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) platforms such as Typhoon, dSPACE or OPAL‑RT.

We are offering a salary of $189,051.00 - $207,288.84/yr.

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 the above? No matter what you choose, w