Ford Motor Company is focused on transforming the future of transportation with its Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design team. The Body Controls - Climate Software Design and Release Engineer will work on climate electronic controls, software integration, and program management to enhance the customer experience for electric vehicle users.
Responsibilities
- Engineer for climate electronic controls HMI and Electronic control module
- Evaluate program definition and work with feature teams to determine content and market variations
- Lead Statement of Work/RFQ package completion software integration
- Communicate with Design studio on concepts and engineering feasibility
- Connect with the Studio for Class A Surface Development - HMI
- Communicate with Electrical team and support program results
- Define electrical interfaces related to software
- Conduct design reviews with interfacing Ford activities, vehicle package, core EESE climate electronics and supplier engineering (e.g. software, .)
- Lead program specific Failure Mode Avoidance (DFMEA)
- Support software development
- Lead software release process and software change management
- Provide vehicle build software support (e.g. BOM validation, BreadBoards, HIL, Development builds, Pilot builds, etc.)
- Manage software Engineering changes
- Support vehicle testing
- Lead quality/warranty analysis and corrective actions
Skills
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
- 6+ months of experience in the automotive industry (co-op/internship experience allowed)
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering
- 3+ years of related experience
- Experience with Software program management
- Understanding of electronic and/or vehicle systems
- Familiar with CAN tools (e.g. Vehicle spy, CANalyzer, CANoe, etc.)
- Must be a motivated self-starter with the goal of delivering a quality part on time
Benefits
- 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.
Company Overview
We don't just make history -- we make the future. It was founded in 1903, and is headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.ford.com.