Senior Embedded Controls Engineer, Body Controls

Body systems play a critical role in delivering the customer experience across a wide range of vehicle features, hardware, and software. Our team develops and integrates controls for seats, tailgates, windows, latches, wipers, mirrors, sensing systems, interior and exterior lighting, and other low-voltage motor-driven systems across vehicle domains.

We work closely with Interior, Exterior, Low-Voltage Electrical Architecture, UI/UX, Systems, Hardware, and Software teams to deliver seamless, reliable, and intuitive end-to-end vehicle experiences.

We are seeking a highly skilled Embedded Controls Software Engineer to join our Body Controls team. The ideal candidate has a strong background in embedded software development for complex, distributed, safety-critical systems, with hands-on experience developing device drivers and control strategies for low-voltage motors, actuators, sensors, and lighting systems.

We made history and now we work to transform the future - for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters. Ford's Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company's vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You'll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams.

What you'll do...

• Specify, design, and implement software architecture for body controls firmware, taking ownership of the software codebase from initial prototype bring-up to high-volume production.
• Develop control and estimation algorithms for body control features such as window systems, closure systems, lighting, and other actuator-based functions.
• Lead the design, integration, and validation of body controls hardware components on electrical test assets, including benches, bucks, lab cars, and vehicles.
• Collaborate with software integration teams to bring up core functions and translate software-level requirements into electrical hardware and system requirements.
• Apply functional safety principles and participate in safety analyses for complex vehicle subsystems.
• Develop and execute comprehensive test plans to validate firmware functionality, stability, robustness, and performance across operating conditions, including low-power modes.
• Drive body controls feature development cross-functionally with hardware, software, architecture, systems, validation, and program teams.
• Author feature boundary diagrams, subsystem block diagrams, validation strategies, and technical documentation.
• Lead subsystem reviews across all phases of vehicle program development.
• Support early firmware development activities, including hardware validation, lab car testing, and automation framework development for unit, SIL, and HIL testing.

What you'll do...

• Specify, design, and implement software architecture for body controls firmware, taking ownership of the software codebase from initial prototype bring-up to high-volume production.
• Develop control and estimation algorithms for body control features such as window systems, closure systems, lighting, and other actuator-based functions.
• Lead the design, integration, and validation of body controls hardware components on electrical test assets, including benches, bucks, lab cars, and vehicles.
• Collaborate with software integration teams to bring up core functions and translate software-level requirements into electrical hardware and system requirements.
• Apply functional safety principles and participate in safety analyses for complex vehicle subsystems.
• Develop and execute comprehensive test plans to validate firmware functionality, stability, robustness, and performance across operating conditions, including low-power modes.
• Drive body controls feature development cross-functionally with hardware, software, architecture, systems, validation, and program teams.
• Author feature boundary diagrams, subsystem block diagrams, validation strategies, and technical documentation.
• Lead subsystem reviews across all phases of vehicle program development.
• Support early firmware development activities, including hardware validation, lab car testing, and automation framework development for unit, SIL, and HIL testing.