Turbocharged Engine Controls Software Engineer

Motorsport Hackers; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 85,400 - 192,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Paid time off and holidays

Tuition assistance

Vehicle discount program

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking an experienced embedded software engineer for air path and turbo controls in Dearborn, MI. You will collaborate with calibration, systems engineering and vehicle integration to deliver robust, production-ready software for current and next-generation boosted engine programs.

You will design control algorithms, validate with unit tests and SIL/MIL/HIL, and maintain documentation while supporting multiple vehicle programs in a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• BS in mechanical/electrical/computer/related field or foreign equivalency
• 2+ years’ C software development in automotive powertrain
• Strong problem solving and debugging skills

Responsibilities

• Design and implement air charge temperature estimation, turbo control, wastegate logic, and compressor surge protection in PCM software
• Develop and validate control algorithms in C to meet emissions, performance and safety requirements (ISO 26262)
• Apply validation methods including unit testing, SIL, MIL, and HIL for system robustness
• Create plant models for turbocharger dynamics and charge air cooler systems for validation
• Troubleshoot air-path issues using data analysis, vehicle testing and simulation
• Maintain documentation, calibration guides, release notes, and traceability for air-path software
• Lead multi-program planning to meet quality and timing objectives across vehicle programs

Skills

C programming

Automotive powertrain

Unit testing

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

2+ years embedded C software experience

Tools

Jira

Jama

Unity/Ceedling

GitHub

ClearCase

SAFe

Job description

Ford Motor Company is seeking an experienced embedded software engineer for air path and turbo controls in Dearborn, MI. You will collaborate with calibration, systems engineering and vehicle integration to deliver robust, production-ready software for current and next-generation boosted engine programs.

You will design control algorithms, validate with unit tests and SIL/MIL/HIL, and maintain documentation while supporting multiple vehicle programs in a hybrid work model.