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Thermal systems span a diverse range of critical customer-facing attributes, hardware, and software domains. For example, our work keeps occupants comfortable, enables full vehicle powertrain capability, and empowers battery fast charging – in all weather conditions. We strive to balance heating/cooling performance, energy consumption, cost, reliability, NVH, and packaging trade-offs through physics-driven, cross-functional engineering collaboration. We work closely with mechanical engineers, aerodynamicists, battery and powertrain experts, electrical engineers, embedded/controls engineers, and more through all phases of vehicle development. Your role: bridge the gap between what’s possible (models/simulation) and reality by building a world-class controls framework to deliver an exceptional customer experience in all situations that may arise. Your mastery of controls will balance many critical customer-facing performance attributes, e.g., vehicle range or efficiency, occupant comfort/climate control, NVH, and more.

What you’ll be able to do:

• Create control/estimation algorithms to support a broad thermal management scope: climate control, battery, powertrain, heat pump/refrigeration system, car computers, and more.

• Deliver high-quality C code in a real-time embedded environment. 

• Write unit, SIL, and HIL test cases to ensure proper functionality. 

• Work closely with test and integration engineers to debug your control algorithms at the bench and vehicle level.

• Adapt or create reduced-order thermal systems models to suit control-focused development/refinement workflows.

• Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, and firmware engineers to execute control strategies.

• Develop fault detections and reaction strategies for seamless customer experience.

• Develop and continuously improve models to compare alternative control algorithms quantitatively across many key metrics (cost, efficiency, performance, complexity, etc.)

• Monitor fleet telemetry and use data analysis to close the loop on software quality and help ideate new software features.

The minimum requirements we seek:

• Master’s degree in electrical engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Computer Science, with evidence of exceptional ability, or equivalent

• 4+ years of experience in developing control algorithms and applying them to physical systems.

• High proficiency in programming experience using Python or Embedded C/C++ Strong foundational background in control theory, system dynamics, and model-based design.

• Highly collaborative mindset and strong communication skills

• Experience with JIRA/Confluence or a similar system for tracking inputs/results.

• Hands-on experience in hardware bring-up, system debugging, and code optimization.

• Knowledge of electrical engineering fundamentals including circuit analysis and design

Preferred Requirements:

• A strong understanding of linear systems, state-estimation/observers is a plus.

• Familiarity with thermal control algorithms, and experience implementing it on an embedded system.

• Familiarity with refrigeration systems (compressors, heat exchangers, valves, sensors, charge and oil management) and HVAC systems.

• Experience with automotive communication protocols and stacks (CAN, LIN, ethernet, UDS, etc.)

• Knowledge of microcontroller peripherals such as ADC, GPIO, PWM, and SPI, and experience in sensors and digital signal processing

• Experience with data management tools / using fleet data to guide design.

• Proficiency in C and C++ and scripting skills in at least one common language (Python, Perl, Shell)

• Experience developing control algorithms for thermal systems using modeling tools of various scales (Python, MATLAB/Simulink, or similar)

What you’ll receive in return:

As part of the Ford family, you’ll enjoy excellent compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that includes generous PTO, retirement, savings and stock investment plans, incentive compensation and much more. You’ll also experience exciting opportunities for professional and personal growth and recognition.

If you have what it takes to help us redefine the future of mobility, we would love to have you join us.

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. Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. 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.

For information on Ford's salary and benefits, please visit: https://corporate.ford.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en-us/documents/careers/2024-benefits-and-comp-LL6-sal-plan-2.pdf

If you have what it takes to help us redefine the future of mobility, we’d love to have you join us.

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. Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. 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.

At Ford, the health and safety of our employees is our top priority. Vaccination has been proven to play a critical role in combatting COVID-19. As a result, Ford has made the decision to require U.S. salaried employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless employees require an accommodation for religious or medical reasons. Being fully vaccinated means that an individual is at least two weeks past their final dose of an authorized COVID-19 vaccine regimen. As a condition of employment, newly hired employees will be required to provide proof of their COVID-19 vaccination or an approved medical or religious exemption.

Requisition ID : 29407