Body Controls

• Climate Software Design and Release 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.

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.

You'll have...

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• 6+ months of experience in the automotive industry (co-op/internship experience allowed)

Even Better you may have...

• 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

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 to purchase additional vacation time.
  This position is salary grades 6-8 and ranges from $74,300-$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.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here:

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. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week.

What you'll do...

This position will provide a unique and challenging engineering experience combining HMI styling, software, vehicle level system performance and program management. You will:

• 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, Bread Boards, HIL, Development builds, Pilot builds, etc.)
• Manage software Engineering changes
• Support vehicle testing
• Lead quality/warranty analysis and corrective actions