HV Energy Storage Controls Architecture Engineer - Entry Level

Ford Motor Company - Dearborn, Michigan

Position Summary:

Ford Motor Company is a leading producer of high-quality, innovative, fun-to-drive passenger cars and trucks.  The Company offers excellent benefits and hundreds of unique and rewarding career paths for over 150,000 employees world-wide.  One area the Company is particularly strong in is vehicle electrification.  We currently offer hybrid and plug-in hybrid versions of the popular Fusion and C-Max models, and an all-electric version of the world’s bestselling vehicle, the Ford Focus.  Qualified candidates will join the Ford team, and immediately be contributing to innovative and exciting new products.
 
This position is within Electrified Powertrain Engineering and will be supporting development of control architecture and strategies for conductive/inductive HV battery charging on a global basis.  
 
Responsibilities
 
 

• Identify and define feature requirements supporting HV battery charging system operation
• Work with cross-organizational team to functionally partition software features/functions across relevant controllers
• Understand regulatory requirements and industry standards as they apply to AC, DC, and Inductive vehicle charging; decompose these into requirements for specific micro controllers.
• Maintain Feature Requirements Specifications that define hardware and software IO, functional requirements, fault management/functional safety, diagnostics, and test cases.
• Maintain open issues, improvement opportunities/road maps, release history for assigned features
• Support feature verification in Matlab based models of the HV charging system
• Support comprehensive diagnostic strategy development for the HV charging subsystem
• Support cross-functional teams to reconcile requirements from multiple sources.
• Support verification method development with SW validation team
• Support cross-organizational efforts to optimize CAN and LIN communication strategies.

Job Requirements:
 
Basic Qualifications: 
 
 

• B.S. in Electrical/Controls/Systems Engineering with a minimum 3.0 GPA
• 1 + years experience in projects with embedded-controller software development and/or systems engineering in the automotive or aerospace field desired.

Preferred Qualifications:
 

• Hybrid vehicle, battery management system, requirements engineering knowledge desired
• Highly motivated, and able to manage complex tasks, with a system’s perspective
• Excellent written and oral communication skills required; particularly in the technical domain

 
The distance between imagination and … creation. It can be measured in years of innovation, or in moments of brilliance. When you join the Ford team discover all the benefits, rewards and development opportunities you’d expect from a diverse global leader. You’ll become part of a team that is already leading the way, with ingenious solutions and attainable products – and it is always ready to go further.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis.  Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.  Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Ford Motor Company is an equal opportunity employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. 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.
 
 

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Posted: 30+ days ago

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