Chassis Controls System Engineer

Chassis Controls System Engineer


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In this position...
Responsible for development and refinement of system-level requirements quality documents and validation test cases for Chassis Controls delivering software for brakes steering and suspension

What youll do...

• Develop chassis control work products to coordinate actions and functions between modules and subsystems to meet vehicle level and Feature attributes.
• Develop and refine feature and system requirements to meet customer regulatory and functional safety needs.
• Drive decomposition of system level requirements to technology requirements across Fords vehicle domains including Motion Control Propulsion and In-Vehicle Infotainment.
• Work with Functional Safety engineers to develop and refine feature functional safety requirements item definition hazard analysis/risk assessment and functional safety concept incompliance with ISO-26262/Ford Functional Safety process.
• Employ Model Based System Engineering to evaluate chassis control systems and integrate with interfacing vehicle systems.
• Develop and refine quality documents to ensure robust implementation of requirements (Boundary Diagram FMEA P-Diagram Interface Matrix).
• Employ Model Based System Engineering to create and evaluate chassis control system boundary diagrams and FMEAs.
• Develop design validation methods to ensure feature robustness across all vehicle environmental conditions and customer usage.
• Develop and refine test cases to validate concept logical and technology level requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement in test coverage and test techniques to proactively find and resolve technical issues early in the product development cycle including simulation and vehicle prototypes.
• Work with the Hardware in the Loop (HIL) and virtual validation teams to establish procedures to reduce dependence on vehicle-level testing.
• Help execute real-world evaluation via vehicle/HIL/virtual testing and identify system problems/issues.
• Support and coordinate root-cause analysis with internal functions and external suppliers to ensure delivered system achieves feature requirements

Youll have...

Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Science Mechanical Engineering or related field or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.

• 4 years of experience in system engineering including experience with System V Functional decomposition design analysis Concept Logical and technology level requirements development System integration and FMA analysis.

  Even better you may have...

• Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Science or Mechanical Engineering
• Experience in chassis systems; steering brakes suspension.
• Experience with SysML / MagicDraw.
• Troubleshooting experience with electromechanical systems.
• Experience with Functional Safety (ISO26262) and Failure Mode Avoidance.
• Feature Systems Process knowledge.
• Verification proficiency (e.g. design verification methods data acquisition/analysis hardware-in-the-loop etc.).
• Excellent communication teamwork interpersonal and project management skills.
• Ability to work well independently and take initiative.
  
  You may not check every box or your experience may look a little different from what weve outlined but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company we encourage you to apply!

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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 Years Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is a salary grade 6 and ranges from $.



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