ADAS Vehicle Motion Performance Engineer
Ford Motor Company
19 hours ago
Full-time
On-site
We bring engineering ideas to life. In Product Development, we make driving more
exciting, enjoyable, and sustainable. Ford's Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
(ADAS) team designs and develops hardware and functional models that deliver
best-in-class behavior for features like Adaptive Cruise Control, Automatic
Emergency Braking, Cross Traffic Alert, Lane Centering Assist, BlueCruise, and
360-Degree Camera Systems. We are seeking seasoned professionals with experience
in vehicle motion control to contribute to our efforts. This position focuses on
leading and supporting vehicle motion engineering development for our BlueCruise
features.
RESPONSIBILITIES
What you'll do...
* Translate customer and corporate vehicle motion performance needs and
requirements into (sub)system requirements and specifications
* Develop the longitudinal and lateral vehicle motion performance attributes
for BlueCruise features
* Develop and validate vehicle motion performance algorithms in-vehicle
* Create in-vehicle Design Verification Methods for vehicle motion
* Calibrate vehicle motion performance algorithms in-vehicle
* Develop in-vehicle toolsets that support development of the vehicle motion
performance attribute
* Lead and coordinate root-cause analysis of vehicle motion performance error
states
* Utilize AI tools and agents for data analysis and calibration optimization
* Travel to Arizona 2 - 4 weeks annually as needed.
QUALIFICATIONS
You'll have...
* Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering,
Mechatronics, Controls Engineering, or a closely related field
* 3+ years of in-vehicle lateral or longitudinal motion development experience
* 3+ years of experience working with MATLAB/Simulink
* Knowledge of vehicle dynamics and chassis components
* Ability to lead a small project, demonstrate ownership, and take initiative
to further improve features
Even better, you may have...
* Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering,
Mechatronics, Controls Engineering, or a closely related field
* 5+ years of industry experience with steering, brake systems, and/or chassis
controls development
* 5+ years of industry experience with ADAS features and/or autonomous vehicle
controls
* Strong background in vehicle dynamics, system identification, optimization
and control. Deep understanding and application experience in advanced
model-based control techniques, including state estimation, Kalman filtering,
linear and nonlinear control methods
* Hardware hands-on experience highly preferred, including experience in dSpace
rapid prototyping, Vector tools.
* Demonstrated experience reviewing, categorizing, and analyzing field data to
determine error states and failure modes
* Demonstrated experience with model-based design methods in Simulink for the
creation, development, and enhancement of current and new features
* Algorithm development experience in any language (C, C++, Python, MATLAB,
etc.)
You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from
what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company,
we encourage you to apply!
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 6 - 8 and ranges from $74,300 - $160,000.
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.
For more information on salary and benefits, click here:
https://fordcareers.co/GSR [https://fordcareers.co/GSR].
Visa sponsorship is 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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#LI-CL2
exciting, enjoyable, and sustainable. Ford's Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
(ADAS) team designs and develops hardware and functional models that deliver
best-in-class behavior for features like Adaptive Cruise Control, Automatic
Emergency Braking, Cross Traffic Alert, Lane Centering Assist, BlueCruise, and
360-Degree Camera Systems. We are seeking seasoned professionals with experience
in vehicle motion control to contribute to our efforts. This position focuses on
leading and supporting vehicle motion engineering development for our BlueCruise
features.
RESPONSIBILITIES
What you'll do...
* Translate customer and corporate vehicle motion performance needs and
requirements into (sub)system requirements and specifications
* Develop the longitudinal and lateral vehicle motion performance attributes
for BlueCruise features
* Develop and validate vehicle motion performance algorithms in-vehicle
* Create in-vehicle Design Verification Methods for vehicle motion
* Calibrate vehicle motion performance algorithms in-vehicle
* Develop in-vehicle toolsets that support development of the vehicle motion
performance attribute
* Lead and coordinate root-cause analysis of vehicle motion performance error
states
* Utilize AI tools and agents for data analysis and calibration optimization
* Travel to Arizona 2 - 4 weeks annually as needed.
QUALIFICATIONS
You'll have...
* Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering,
Mechatronics, Controls Engineering, or a closely related field
* 3+ years of in-vehicle lateral or longitudinal motion development experience
* 3+ years of experience working with MATLAB/Simulink
* Knowledge of vehicle dynamics and chassis components
* Ability to lead a small project, demonstrate ownership, and take initiative
to further improve features
Even better, you may have...
* Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering,
Mechatronics, Controls Engineering, or a closely related field
* 5+ years of industry experience with steering, brake systems, and/or chassis
controls development
* 5+ years of industry experience with ADAS features and/or autonomous vehicle
controls
* Strong background in vehicle dynamics, system identification, optimization
and control. Deep understanding and application experience in advanced
model-based control techniques, including state estimation, Kalman filtering,
linear and nonlinear control methods
* Hardware hands-on experience highly preferred, including experience in dSpace
rapid prototyping, Vector tools.
* Demonstrated experience reviewing, categorizing, and analyzing field data to
determine error states and failure modes
* Demonstrated experience with model-based design methods in Simulink for the
creation, development, and enhancement of current and new features
* Algorithm development experience in any language (C, C++, Python, MATLAB,
etc.)
You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from
what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company,
we encourage you to apply!
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 6 - 8 and ranges from $74,300 - $160,000.
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.
For more information on salary and benefits, click here:
https://fordcareers.co/GSR [https://fordcareers.co/GSR].
Visa sponsorship is 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.
#LI-Hybrid
#LI-CL2