Staff Chassis Software Systems Engineer, Chassis Systems

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Ford’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company’s vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You’ll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams.

What you'll do...
• Define and document software/system design and requirements (feature + function) from L0 through L3 for chassis systems, including steering and braking. Feature owner from conceptualization to deployment writing performance and functional requirements at a system and subsystem level.
• Monitor and manage full system-level requirements for the overall built system and ensure that the system meets the intended requirements
• Create system requirements and subsystem requirements and define system bounds, capabilities, and functional features
• Convert customer needs into system requirements and devise operational objectives for the system as a whole.
• Work with functional safety team to make sure all aspect safety goals and requirements are captured and implemented.
• Monitor and manage validation and verification of requirements at the system and subsystem level.
• Work with project managers and integration engineers to plan new features and use cases
• Develop system architecture models using MBSE tools, such as SysML, to capture requirements, interfaces, and performance characteristics.
• Design features in an ML environment to build logical and functional architectures using behavioral diagrams, sequence diagrams and state machines.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure alignment between system requirements and vehicle-level performance targets.
• Conduct trade-off studies and simulations to optimize chassis system performance and design choices.
• Develop and manage system requirements traceability throughout the product lifecycle.
• Define verification and validation strategies, including test plans for requirements-based testing.
• Support system safety analysis efforts, including Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and functional safety (ISO 26262).
• Ensure that requirements and design documents are maintained and updated according to engineering change processes.
• Lead system-level reviews, such as design reviews, requirements reviews, and verification reviews.
• Collaborate with software and hardware teams to ensure system requirements are understood and implemented accurately.

You'll have...
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in systems engineering within the automotive or related industry.
• Strong knowledge of systems engineering principles, including requirements management and systems architecture.
• Proficiency in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools and techniques, such as SysML, MATLAB/Simulink, or Cameo.
• Experience with automotive communication protocols, such as CAN, LIN, and Ethernet.
• Familiarity with vehicle dynamics and chassis control systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience in trade-off analysis and system optimization.
• Excellent documentation and communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts clearly.

Even better, you may have...
• Experience with zonal architecture and distributed control systems.
• Familiarity with electric vehicle platforms and high-voltage systems.
• Knowledge of industry standards and regulations related to safety and performance (e.g., ISO 26262, FMVSS).

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 leadership level 6.
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