Thermal Systems Firmware Integration Engineer

In this position...
Ford is seeking a hands-on Thermal Firmware Integration Engineer to own the sensing and actuation layer of our next-generation climate system. Cabin comfort is one of the most immediate and personal parts of the customer experience. All of that depends on firmware correctly interpreting what the vehicle senses and precisely commanding what it actuates.

In this role you will own that layer end to end. You will lead the integration and characterization of cabin temperature sensors and rain, light, solar and humidity (RLSH) sensing, drive the firmware integration of electromechanical registers (motorized air vents), and build the diagnostics and self-test capability that proves the system is healthy.
This is a multi-disciplinary role for someone who is equally comfortable reading embedded C, instrumenting a buck, interpreting a vehicle log. You will work closely with controls, modeling, and test engineers, and directly with component suppliers. Our team is small and the scope is real: you will own your domain rather than coordinate it.

You'll have...

• Bachelor's degree in Mechatronics, Mechanical, Electrical or Computer Engineering.
• 3+ years of experience in embedded systems, firmware integration or systems engineering, ideally in automotive or another relevant high-volume product domain.
• Strong grounding in mechatronic fundamentals (sensors, actuators, motors, position feedback) and how they interact with embedded software.
• Proficiency reading and debugging C/C++ on embedded targets.
• Demonstrated debugging skill across electrical, mechanical and software domains, and the judgment to know which one you are actually looking at.
• Experience with automotive communication protocols (CAN, LIN, Ethernet) and associated tooling.
• Hands-on comfort in a lab: building test setups, instrumenting hardware, and generating your own data.

Even better, you may have...
• Master's degree in a relevant engineering field.
• Direct experience with HVAC systems and/or cabin climate control
• Experience integrating environmental or optical sensing (humidity, solar load, rain/light) in an automotive context.
• Experience with motorized air vents, smart registers or similar customer-facing electromechanical devices.
• Background in end-of-line testing, manufacturing diagnostics or plant-facing validation.
• Familiarity with diagnostic standards and services (UDS, DTC design) and functional safety practice (ISO 26262).
• Scripting for data analysis or test automation (Python, MATLAB).
• Proficiency with Vector tools (CANalyzer, CANoe, CANape) or equivalent calibration and debugging environments.
• Experience with Agile delivery and workflow tooling (Jira, Confluence) and requirements management (Jama).
• Knowledge of thermal physics, psychrometrics or fluid dynamics.

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 salary grade 8 and ranges from $138,800-$232,700.
Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

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