At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow’s transportation. Do you have what it takes to make smart vehicles for a smart world? Join the Ford Product Development team. Utilizing Design Thinking & User Experience methods, you’ll work to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We’re seeking forward-thinking, laser-focused professionals with a passion for bringing innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to such advancements as autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more! What you'll be able to do: Controls Software Engineer - positions offered by Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, Michigan). Note, this is a hybrid position whereby the employee will work both from home and from the Dearborn office. Hence, the employee must live within a reasonable commuting distance from Dearborn, MI. Develop and gather requirements for customer-interfacing features and technologies by working with a multi-functional team. Translate requirements into control system designs to achieve program targets. Design and validate control algorithms to meet functional, regulatory, safety requirements, and functional safety requirements (ISO 26262). Develop and apply vehicle control system software validation test methods, tools, and processes to ensure system functionality and robustness. Develop system plant models and HIL/ SIL/ MIL validation infrastructure to support vehicle program plans and quality objectives. Troubleshoot vehicle system functional and diagnostic issues; resolve and validate corrective actions and preventive measures. Lead control system project planning and program management to meet functional, quality, and timing objectives. You'll have… Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering or related field and 2 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation. 2 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Develop software using C or MATLAB, Simulink, and Stateflow for an electronic control module that directly controls sensors and actuators in an automobile. 2. Develop and design software for automotive applications in MATLAB, Simulink, and Stateflow, autocode into C, and deploy to embedded targets on an automobile. 3. Embed software design using MATLAB, Simulink, and Stateflow to generate software. 4. Produce software for an embedded controller by writing, compiling, calibrating, testing, and deploying software onto the controller, developing a set of tools and processes to produce a working project on a target module. 5. Development of a software toolchain for embedded development. We are offering a salary of $84,053.00 - $190,500.00/yr.