About this opportunity
Ford Model e U.S. lists this ADAS Vehicle Motion Performance Engineer opportunity in dearborn, Michigan. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
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.
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.)
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.
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 .
This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week.
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Worksite address
dearborn, MI, 48120, US
Who can apply
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