Ford Motor Company · 2 hours ago
Chassis Controls System Engineer
Dearborn, MI
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$83K/yr - $190K/yr
4+ years expFord Motor Company is dedicated to delivering a fully electric transportation future through its Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team. The Chassis Controls System Engineer will be responsible for developing system-level requirements, quality documents, and validation test cases for chassis controls, ensuring robust performance of brakes, steering, and suspension systems.
AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesManufacturingTransportation
No H1B
Responsibilities
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 Ford's 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
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's 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
Preferred
Master's 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
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.
Company
Ford Motor Company
We don't just make history -- we make the future.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$16.23BKey Investors
US Department of EnergySoros Fund Management
2025-07-29Post Ipo Debt· $3B
2023-08-17Post Ipo Debt· $4B
2023-06-22Debt Financing· $9.2B
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James Farley
Chief Executive Officer
Efrat Barit
COO
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