Vehicle Controls Engineer

Job Title: Vehicle Controls Engineer

Location: Dearborn MI

Duration: Long Term

Client : Ford

Job Description:

In this role you will be assisting with the design, implementation, testing, documentation, and support of software changes to Ford in-house developed control systems tools in automotive software Calibration Data management under the direction of the Vehicle Controls Tools Technical Specialist.

Responsibilities include

• Design, develop, code, and test planned changes to software tools along-side with the Vehicle Controls Tools Technical Specialist

• Follow section change control process to bring approved changes to resolution

• Provide user support across the globe via phone, email, Webex, Instant Messaging, and 1/1 user interactions

• Provide user account creation, maintenance, and access controls

• Participate in the development and delivery of training material to global Ford community

• Document changes in the appropriate user manuals and other media

• Participate in User Forum meetings.

• Position Qualifications:

• In-depth experience with the C-language, preferably in support of an embedded control systems environment

• Must have working knowledge of C language data structures, pointers, bit manipulation techniques, file read/write, hash tables, and recursion

• Experience developing applications in a Unix environment, including make, make-files, gdb, bash, editing, setuid, and process fork

• Knowledge of industry standard file formats including ASAM e.V A2L, Intel H32, Motorola S-records.

• Knowledge of TCP/IP Sockets.

• Knowledge of Motif widget set, X-windows, Exceed Turbo-X, GTK+, Builder Xcessory

• Knowledge of control system software and calibration development including ATI/Vision, ETAS/Inca

• Experience developing Graphical User Interfaces in a Unix environment

• Experience with interfacing to Postgres database and Postgres table creation.

• Working experience of Code Configuration Management, Jira Issue Management, Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint

• Excellent oral and written communication skills