We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Powertrain Controls Platform Engineer to join our Platform Department. This role is crucial for the development and integration of powertrain control modules, ensuring robust and efficient operation across various vehicle applications within the evolving landscape of Software-Defined Vehicles (SDVs). The successful candidate will be instrumental in configuring communication stacks, debugging low-level software, optimizing memory usage, and contributing to the architectural design of multi-core microcontroller solutions. A strong understanding of automotive embedded systems, C programming, AUTOSAR BSW, and sophisticated build processes is essential, coupled with an awareness of broader SDV platform concepts and how they impact powertrain systems.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in automotive embedded software development, specifically in powertrain control systems.
- Expertise in using DaVinci for communication stack and AUTOSAR BSW configuration.
- Proficiency with debugging tools such as Lauterbach.
- Strong knowledge of AUTOSAR Classic BSW configuration or BSW/Complex Device Driver (CDD) development (2+ years).
- Strong knowledge of Infineon TC38xx and TC39xx microcontroller architectures and memory management.
- Experience with multi-core microcontroller architectures and CPU load balancing.
- Demonstrated ability to develop high-level drivers in C.
- Familiarity with automotive bootloader concepts and their interaction with application software.
- Solid understanding of Hardware Security Modules (HSM) and cryptographic principles, including CAN message authentication (CMAC), and how applications interface with them.
- In-depth knowledge of C programming, pre-processing, compilers, linking, makefiles, and software build systems, including CI automation (2+ years).
- Awareness of Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV) concepts and their impact on embedded powertrain systems.
- Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and root cause analysis skills.
- Strong communication and teamwork abilities, with experience working cross-functionally.
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 7 and ranges from $99,600-$166,600., This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $115,000-$162,900.
For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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