Staff Embedded Controls Engineer, Thermal

Ford • Long Beach, CA

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About The Position

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. 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. For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL6SP4 Visa sponsorship is available for this position. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

Requirements

• Master's degree in electrical engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Computer Science, with evidence of exceptional ability, or equivalent 3+ years of experience in developing control algorithms and applying them to physical systems.
• Strong foundational background in control theory, system dynamics, and model-based design.
• 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
• 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)

Nice To Haves

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Benefits

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level