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Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or a related field and 5 years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. 5 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. C programming. 2. Battery management systems (BMS) software development and validation. 3 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. BMS algorithms development for estimation of state-of-charge (SOC), state-of-health (SOH), and state-of-energy (SOE) in C. 2. Developing safety critical software following MISRA C automotive standard and ISO 26262 functional safety standard, including processes, requirements definitions, and verifications at different levels of the V model. 3. Using CAN and CAN-FD automotive communication interface and UDS communication protocol to enable diagnostics for troubleshooting vehicle issues. 2 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. High voltage vehicle systems integration and troubleshooting in electric vehicles, including battery management systems, chargers and electric motors. 2. Embedded software development with RTOS.

We are offering a salary of $138,486.00 - $204,611.04/yr.

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 the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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.

For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:

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What you’ll be able to do:

Sr. Systems Engineer - positions offered by Ford Motor Company (Allen Park, Michigan). Note, this is a hybrid position whereby the employee will work both from home and from the Allen Park office. Hence, the employee must live within a reasonable commuting distance from Allen Park, MI. Coordinate software development efforts to ensure alignment with defined requirements and seamless integration with other system components (Charge port, OBC, DC/DC, Inverter etc.). Design, development, and testing embedded software components for adhering to coding standards and industry best practices such as MISRA C and V-cycle development. Develop software for safety critical components, including battery protections. Enforce quality by helping define test cases with test team by providing detailed requirements and supporting documentation when needed. Contribute to algorithms and controls development for battery management system, including state of charge estimation, state of health assessment, and cell balancing etc. Verify the performance and reliability of the BMS algorithms by testing them using battery packs and battery cyclers. Document findings, and report to battery algorithms teams. Extract and document detailed component-level requirements for battery management systems and power electronics, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams (hardware, firmware, systems engineering) to ensure alignment with overall vehicle objectives. Actively participated in review processes for firmware, hardware, system, and functional safety teams. Collaborate with mechanical, hardware and system team for seamless integration of hardware and software components. Developed and optimized calibration parameters to enhance safety, improve performance, and deliver exceptional user experiences. Participate in functional safety and failure avoidance analysis of complex electrical and software vehicle subsystems (HARA, FMEAs, etc.). Act as the primary point of contact between the BMS software team and the battery pack safety and DV team. Collect input from DV team and translate them into software requirements. Document integration and calibration processes, test results and system configurations. Prepare technical reports and presentations to communicate findings to stakeholder and management. Help battery manufacturing team troubleshoot build issues by providing troubleshooting instructions, implementing software diagnostics, and proposing setup changes. Domestic Travel Required up to 5%.