Hybrid Motorsports Powertrain Calibration Engineer

at Ford Motor Company

• Job title: Motorsports Powertrain Calibration Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior, Mid level
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Python, VBA
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Allen Park, United States

About the role

• Powertrain Controls and Calibration Engineer developing, testing, and delivering automotive powertrain controls for Ford Racing. Join our team in Allen Park, Michigan, for a hybrid role.

Responsibilities

• Help develop, test and deliver world class powertrain controls and calibrations.
• Gasoline engine calibration and controls development for both professional and customer racing vehicles.
• Dynamometer & track-based hardware selection support and engine mapping with multiple engine control systems.
• Develop simulation environments for HiL (Hardware in the loop), SiL (Software in the loop) and DiL (Driver in the loop) testing.
• Support track testing as required.
• Perform modifications of production control strategies as required to meet vehicle attributes.
• Innovation of new technologies allowable within the boundaries imposed by appropriate race sanctioning bodies.
• Support various programs such as LMDh, GT3, GT4, andOff-Road.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or an equivalent technical degree.
• Minimum of 2+ years of experience with simulation and coding in MATLAB & Simulink, development, testing, and validation of control system algorithms and calibrations.
• Must hold or be eligible for a passport. International and Domestic travel will be required.
• Experience with AVL Puma, AVL Concerto, AVL Indicom.
• Experience using Bosch Motorsport, Motec, Cosworth and Mclaren Hardware and Software.
• Experience with ATI Vision and Ford production powertrain control strategies.
• Proficiency in C#, Python, MATLAB, VBA, or an equivalent programming language.
• Formula SAE experience very highly preferred.
• Possess a competitive spirit, can-do attitude, and interest in professional and amateur Motorsports at a technical level.
• Strong team player, ability to work with multiple suppliers, and willingness to work in a fast-paced environment with high responsibility.
• Detail oriented self-starter and problem solver.

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.