We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?

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...

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years of progressive experience in developing and implementing real-time embedded control algorithms for physical systems, with a significant focus on
• thermal management.
• Demonstrated ability to work with minimal direction, take initiative, and independently drive complex projects from concept to completion.
• Expert-level proficiency in Embedded C programming and development for microcontroller-based systems, including deep understanding of memory constraints, performance optimization, and robust error handling.
• High proficiency in Python programming for scripting, automation, data analysis, and developing tooling for embedded systems.
• Strong foundational and applied background in classical and modern control theory, system dynamics, and heat transfer principles, for complex, real-world problems.
• Highly collaborative with exceptional communication skills, capable of influencing technical direction and mentoring peers.
• Extensive experience with project and issue tracking systems like JIRA/Confluence.
• Extensive hands-on experience in microcontroller hardware bring-up from scratch, low-level system debugging, and code optimization.
• Expertise in memory management techniques, interrupt handling, and Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS) in embedded environments.
• Solid knowledge of electrical engineering fundamentals, including circuit analysis and design.

Even better, you may have...

• A strong understanding of linear systems, advanced state-estimation techniques, and observers.
• Proven experience architecting, designing, and implementing complex thermal control algorithms (e.g., for HVAC, battery, powertrain) directly in Embedded C on embedded systems.
• Deep familiarity with refrigeration and HVAC systems.
• Prior experience with vehicle-level calibration, integration, and testing of embedded control systems.
• Experience with automotive communication protocols and stacks (e.g., CAN, LIN, Ethernet, UDS) and embedded cybersecurity.
• Deep hands-on knowledge of microcontroller peripherals (ADC, GPIO, PWM, SPI), advanced sensor integration, and digital signal processing.
• Experience with large-scale data management tools and leveraging fleet data for algorithm design and optimization.
• Experience developing control algorithms for thermal systems using modeling tools (e.g., Python or similar) for simulation and analysis.

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 a general salary grade.
For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/gsrSP4

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Onsite work of up to three days per week may be required for candidates within commuting distance of a Ford hub location.

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What you'll do...

• Lead the development, modification, and optimization of complex embedded C code for real-time control systems, ensuring adherence to coding standards and security best practices through in-depth code reviews.
• Drive the architectural design and evolution of embedded software for vehicle thermal management, contributing to the long-term technical roadmap.
• Oversee and actively participate in all phases of microcontroller hardware bring-up from scratch, including firmware deployment, low-level driver development, and advanced debugging of intricate hardware-software interaction issues (e.g., interrupt behavior, timing, peripheral configuration across GPIO, SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, and Ethernet).
• Apply expert-level debugging techniques using hardware debuggers (JTAG/SWD), oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers for in-depth analysis and root cause resolution of challenging system-level issues.
• Design, develop, and implement highly optimized and advanced control algorithms for complex vehicle thermal management systems (HVAC, battery, powertrain) directly in Embedded C, leveraging a deep understanding of control theory, system dynamics, and heat transfer principles.
• Be actively involved in calibrating thermal management algorithms on test vehicles and dynamometers.
• Drive continuous improvement of embedded software development processes, build systems, CI/CD pipelines, and automated test frameworks.
• Collaborate extensively with hardware engineers, system architects, and other cross-functional teams to define requirements and resolve integration challenges.