Staff High-Voltage Software Integration Engineer – BMS and Power Conversion

Our team develops firmware and controls for HV embedded systems including battery management systems, power converters, charging, and motor controls. In this role, you will be collaborating with many cross-functional teams from electrical architecture, systems, and other platform software engineers for firmware development through all stages of program development.  

What you'll do...

• Integrate core battery controls and application software components at pack and vehicle level.
• Coordinate BMS software development efforts to ensure alignment with defined requirements and integration with other system components (Charge Port, OBC, DC/DC, Inverter, Thermal System, etc.).
• Develop HV embedded controls software from low-level base software, diagnostics, and controls application firmware modules.
• Verify the performance and reliability of the BMS algorithms using battery packs / cells and battery cyclers
• Tune and optimize controls calibration parameters to improve performance
• Support battery pack manufacturing and DV troubleshooting efforts.
• Develop and maintain unit, MIL, and SIL tests to validate software.
• Define and specify interfaces between application software and firmware.
• Work with/resolve ambiguity in requirements/specifications/designs.
• Enforce quality by helping define test cases with test team by providing detailed requirements and supporting documentation when needed
• Collaborate with platform software, validation, and analytics teams to implement and refine algorithms, and integrate feedback from field and lab data.
• Develop comprehensive test plans and perform thorough testing to validate firmware functionality, stability, and performance under various conditions.
• 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.
• Contribute to firmware, hardware, systems, and functional safety design reviews.
• Participate in functional safety and failure avoidance analysis of complex electrical and software vehicle subsystems (HARAs, FMEAs, etc.).
• Prepare technical reports and presentations to communicate findings to key stakeholders and management.
• Collaborate with mechanical, hardware and system team for seamless integration of hardware and software components.
• Act as the primary point of contact between the BMS software team and the battery pack team.
• Document integration and calibration processes, test results and system configurations
• Work with hardware and debuggers at a bench and HIL level to verify software operation.
• Instrument and profile software to identify opportunities for optimization on the submodule and system level. 

You'll have...

• Hands-on hardware bring-up, system debugging, and code optimization.
• Ability to collaborate and communicate complex technical concepts.
• Ability to deliver high-quality C code in a real-time embedded environment.  
• Proficiency in a variety of embedded architectures, from bare metal to RTOS implementations, as well as a deep understanding of modern multi-core 32-bit embedded controller peripherals and architecture.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, experience with evidence of exceptional ability, or equivalent.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in embedded software design
• Experience with automotive high-voltage systems, integration, and troubleshooting.
• Strong knowledge of battery management systems, including lithium-ion battery cell (LFP, NCA, and NMC) & pack design technologies.
• High proficiency in programming experience using Embedded C and Python
• Highly collaborative mindset and strong communication skills
• Knowledge of electrical engineering fundamentals including circuit analysis and design.
• Ability to work independently and deliver on system-level component integration tasks
• Fluent in software fundamentals including software design and maintainability.  

Even better, you may have...

• Experience with fundamental hardware components on PCB and their analysis tools.  
• Ability to write testing scripts for using scripting languages (Python)
• Fluent in software fundamentals including software design and maintainability.  
• Experience with software build tools like Bazel, Scons, Cmake etc.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipeline and software build infrastructure.
• Strong Python coding skills to support test automation.
• Familiarity with automotive safety standards (e.g. ISO26262) and how they apply to hardware and software.
• Ability to work independently on technical tasks
• Familiarity with common electronic components and comfort reading circuit design schematics & data sheets, contributing to hardware design discussions.
• Hands-on experience in hardware bring-up, system debugging, and code optimization.
• Knowledge of electrical engineering fundamentals including circuit analysis and design
• A systems approach to design and development with the desire and curiosity to strive for exceptional delivery execution and continuous improvement. 

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 leadership level 6 and ranges from $129,600-244,680.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL6

Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

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This position is hybrid (onsite four days per week) for candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location or remote for non-local candidates. #LI-Hybrid #LI-Remote

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