Product Development Engineer

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.

Product Development uses design thinking & user experience methods to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We bring innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to advancements in autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more!

Functional safety is a critical proficiency for Ford as Product Development increasingly seeks to implement new powertrain technologies that require safety-critical software/calibration to deliver sophisticated control actions. This need is driven by Ford's desire to continue to be a leader in technologies such as advanced propulsion systems and their integration with vehicle dynamic control, active safety, and driver assistance systems. Only by ensuring that these sophisticated technologies are accurately crafted and calibrated for functional safety, will Ford deliver the highest quality products.

In this position...

• Lead and Deliver core calibration content for Functional Safety (FuSa) and Dependability (DEP), spanning across various ICE powertrain technologies . Develop and maintain tools and methods critical to the FuSa/DEP calibration teams, such as calibration guidance documentation, vehicle validation methods, error-proofing methods, etc.
• Lead FuSa/DEP calibration support of new powertrain technologies. Collaborate with FuSa work product owner(s), Controls personnel and Calibration colleagues, in coordination with FuSa/Dep Technical Specialist, to calibrate/validate experimental software in support of feature development.

What you'll do...

• Lead innovation workstreams to enable FuSa/DEP calibration/validation efficiencies, such as development and enhancement of automation analysis tools (ex: GTDM), as well as development and enhancement of test methods in non-vehicle based tool chains (ex: HIL, etc.).
• Provide FuSa calibration support for quality investigations. Follow quality process methods to support closure of issues identified during program launch process, as well as items identified following initial product launch.
• Some business travel is required to testing locations in Colorado, Arizona, Florida and Raco/Thompson. Average travel is 4-8 weeks per year.
   

You'll have...

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Aerospace Engineering
• 2+ years of professional experience.

Even better, you may have...

• Previous powertrain calibration experience preferred (prior Ford Calibration experience strongly preferred).
• Previous functional safety experience preferred (prior Ford functional safety strongly preferred).
• Desire for hands-on vehicle-level testing. Potential opportunities to develop HIL-based methods.
• MS or MEng in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or Systems Engineering preferred.
• Solid understanding of electrical/electronic systems and software fundamentals.
• Successful candidate must be able to demonstrate leadership behaviors combined with outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills.

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 t