Embedded Platform Integration 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 Creation and Industrialization (PC&I) brings together Ford’s vehicle, electric, digital and design teams with our global manufacturing system. Working as one end-to-end organization, we turn ideas into high-quality vehicles, software and experiences across gas, hybrid and electric, designed around what customers need. In this position... The Body Controls team is a growing team dedicated to creating Body Control Modules that integrate with existing architectures as well as our next-generation vehicle systems. Join our diverse team located in Allen Park, MI; design and develop embedded software in the Body domain What you'll do...
- MCU and low-level bring-up: Bring up the MCU platform, including clock configuration, pin mapping, memory initialization, interrupts, and peripherals. Configure and validate Microcontroller Abstraction Layer (MCAL) drivers and resolve hardware–software integration issues.
- Embedded software development: Design, develop, and debug embedded C software for low-level and platform components, as needed. Maintain clear interfaces between drivers, middleware, and application software.
- AUTOSAR BSW and OS configuration: Configure, integrate, and validate the AUTOSAR BSW baseline and operating system. Establish task scheduling, interrupt handling, initialization sequences, and platform startup behavior.
- CAN/LIN integration: Integrate CAN DBC and LIN LDF communication descriptions into the platform configuration. Configure drivers, communication stacks, signal mapping, message routing, and middleware interfaces.
- Diagnostic description integration: Integrate .cdd and .mdx diagnostic description files into the platform software configuration workflow. Check that service definitions, identifiers, data formats, and access conditions match the implemented software.
- Low-power and sleep/wake management: Implement and validate power-state transitions, sleep-entry conditions, wake-up sources, and restoration of platform services. Verify sleep current, wake-up timing, and behavior during repeated sleep/wake cycles. Coordinate the relevant ECU and BSW state-management configuration
- Application translation layer: Develop and maintain a translation layer that connects non-AUTOSAR C applications to ECU middleware through agreed interfaces. Handle data conversion, signal mapping, API adaptation, and error reporting while maintaining a clear AUTOSAR/non-AUTOSAR boundary.
- Application integration: Integrate application components with platform middleware. Validate interface compatibility, initialization order, scheduling, data exchange, and end-to-end behavior.
- Performance optimization: Measure and optimize RAM usage, CPU load, task execution time, and startup time. Review compiler, linker, and build settings while maintaining functional correctness and timing requirements.
- Integration issue resolution: Debug issues across MCU drivers, BSW, OS, middleware, and applications, and track defects through closure
- Documentation and release support: Maintain platform configurations, interface specifications, build instructions, and validation results. Support repeatable builds and release of validated platform software.
You'll have...
- BS in Electrical Engineer, Computer Science, or related Field or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
- 3+ years of Embedded Software Experience
- 2+ years of programming experience in C/C++ or Python
- Candidates must have strong programming skills in C/C++, and be able to write highly portable and platform-agnostic code
- Experience with low level interfaces such as I2C, SPI, ICU, PWM, GPT and CAN
- 1+ year experience in developing Proof-of-Concept applications for automotive ECUs
1+ years’ experience working in an agile environment
Even better, you may have...
- MS in Electrical Engineer, Computer Science or related Field
- Experience in software development for automotive control units
- Experience in AUTOSAR Methodology and workflows
- Hands-on experience in AUTOSAR software development/integration projects
- Familiar with RTE configuration activities
- Good hands-on with AUTOSAR Authoring Tool
- Embedded software development experience in Linux platform
- Software Simulation experience using Hardware Models
- Good, embedded debugging skills
- Self-reliant, approachable with good communication skills
- Good knowledge of tools used for embedded program development
- Knowledge of safety-systems, ISO26262,ASIL A-D is a plus
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
- 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
- Generous vacation time, sick/personal time, and paid holidays, including between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day This position is a salary grade 6 and ranges from $74,300-$124,500., This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $86,600-$144,900., This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $99,100-$166,200. Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.
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Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. 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. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660. This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week.
