Powertrain Controls Platform Architect

Job Description

Who we are:

We made history and now we work to transform the future - for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

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.

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Powertrain Controls Platform Architect to join our department. This role is crucial for the development and integration of powertrain control modules, ensuring robust and efficient operation across various vehicle applications within the evolving landscape of Software-Defined Vehicles (SDVs). The successful candidate will be instrumental in configuring communication stacks and bootloaders, debugging low-level software, optimizing memory and chrono usage, and contributing to the architectural design of multi-core microcontroller solutions.

A strong understanding of automotive embedded systems, C programming, bootloaders, low-level embedded software stack, AUTOSAR BSW, and sophisticated build processes is essential, coupled with an awareness of broader SDV platform concepts and how they impact powertrain systems.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities can include:

• Communication Stack Configuration: Configure and manage the communication stack for powertrain control modules using DaVinci. This includes adapting to different versions of the Vector SIP and addressing unique configuration needs for various platforms.
• AUTOSAR BSW Integration & Configuration: Configure AUTOSAR BSW components (such as diagnostics, watchdog, NVM, and communication modules) to ensure safety, security, stability, reliability, and performance within the powertrain domain.
• Low-Level Debugging & Root Cause Analysis:
  Master debugging and problem-solving using Lauterbach to troubleshoot low-level processor resets and software issues, identify root causes, and implement solutions, focusing on the Communication Stack (Com Stack) or low-level drivers (LLDs) provided by module suppliers (as object files).
• Memory Optimization:
  Develop and update section maps for Infineon TC38xx and TC39xx microcontrollers to optimize linking and building of applications, ensuring efficient placement of variables in RAM and ROM locations.
• Microcontroller Platform Architecture & Performance: Contribute to architecting the platform and strategically distributing runnables across different cores within powertrain microcontroller modules to maximize efficiency and achieve balanced CPU utilization.
• High-Level Driver Development & Integration:
  Develop C-code-based high-level drivers to interface with supplier-provided low-level drivers, creating bridging software that connects application software layers to the hardware. Integrate diverse software components, including custom device drivers, SIPs, and partner-built platform software, into the powertrain platform.
• SDV Platform Awareness:
  Maintain an understanding of Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV) platform systems, including hardware-agnostic design principles for microcontroller-based systems, and how powertrain control modules integrate into and contribute to overall vehicle platform requirements and common services.
• Boot loader and HSM:
  Configure the HSM and a common boot loader for the motion domain modules.
• Advanced Build Environment & Diagnostics:
  Apply a deep understanding of C programming, pre-processors, compilers, makefiles, software build processes, and Continuous Integration (CI) automation to diagnose build issues and develop software within our established build environment.
• Troubleshoot Powertrain Behavior:
  Analyze and troubleshoot vehicle/powertrain behavior, determine root causes, validate corrective actions, and develop preventative measures.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent degree.
• Embedded C Expertise:
  Mastery of C programming for resource-constrained environments and low-level hardware abstraction. Experience in OSEK OS/AUTOSAR OS.
• Microcontroller Knowledge:
  Deep understanding of MCU architecture, including multi-core synchronization, memory protection units (MPU), and DMA. Experience in Tricore or ASIL-D Complaint Automotive microcontrollers MCAL/Low level drivers.
• Diagnostics:
  Experience with UDS (ISO 14229) services, specifically Service 0(Diagnostic Session…