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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.\nProduct Creation and Industrialization (PC&I) brings together Ford’s vehicle, electric, digital and design teams with our global manufacturing system. Working as one end-to-end organization, we turn ideas into high-quality vehicles, software and experiences across gas, hybrid and electric, designed around what customers need.\nIn this position...\nThe Body Controls team is a growing team dedicated to creating Body Control Modules that integrate with existing architectures as well as our next-generation vehicle systems. Join our diverse team located in Dearborn; design and develop embedded software in the Body domain\nWhat you'll do...\nDiagnostic strategy and architecture: Define the diagnostic approach for assigned Body features and subsystems using systems engineering principles. Establish requirements, fault-detection coverage, DTC structure, and failure responses in alignment with the overall Body diagnostic architecture. \n Standards alignment: Design diagnostic functionality to meet program requirements for UDS (ISO 14229), applicable OBD requirements, and corporate diagnostic standards. Coordinate with the broader diagnostics team to maintain consistent behavior across ECUs. \nDiagnostic description integration: Integrate .cdd and .mdx diagnostic description files into the platform software configuration workflow. Check that service definitions, identifiers, data formats, and access conditions match the implemented software. \n Diagnostic service implementation: Develop and configure diagnostic services, including Data Identifiers (DIDs), DTC reporting and clearing, RoutineControl, diagnostic sessions, and SecurityAccess (0x27). Implement service handlers, access checks, response timing, and negative-response handling. \nFault detection and DTC management: Define and implement fault-monitoring logic, detection thresholds, debounce criteria, enable conditions, and recovery behavior. Configure DTC mappings and associated diagnostic data according to feature requirements. \nMiddleware and application integration: Connect diagnostic platform middleware to application components through defined interfaces and callbacks. Integrate DID data access, routine execution, fault reporting, and application-specific service handling. \n Diagnostic security integration: Work with platform security engineers to implement SecurityAccess (0x27), including the required security-level checks and seed/key interface. Validate authorized access, rejected requests, and unsuccessful access attempts against the platform requirements. \nValidation and debugging: Develop and execute tests for diagnostic services, fault detection, DTC behavior, application interfaces, and failure responses. Verify behavior across supported sessions, security levels, operating conditions, and power cycles. \nProduction and service support: Resolve diagnostic issues identified during integration, vehicle testing, manufacturing, and service preparation. Support consistent diagnostic behavior across software releases. \nDocumentation and traceability: Maintain diagnostic requirements, service specifications, DTC definitions, interface documentation, and verification results. Track requirements and defects through implementation and closure.\n You'll have...\n BS in Electrical Engineer, Computer Science, or related Field or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.\n3+ years of Embedded Software Experience \n2+ years of programming experience in C/C++ or Python (Candidates must have strong programming skills in C/C++, and be able to write highly portable and platform-agnostic code ) \nExperience with low level interfaces such as I2C, SPI, ICU, PWM, GPT and CAN \n1+ year experience in developing Proof-of-Concept applications for automotive EC\n1+ years’ experience working in an agile environmentEven better, you may have...\n\n3+ years of Embedded Software Experience \n2+ years of programming experience in C/C++ or Python \nCandidates must have strong programming skills in C/C++, and be able to write highly portable and platform-agnostic code \nExperience with low level interfaces such as I2C, SPI, ICU, PWM, GPT and CAN \n1+ year experience in developing Proof-of-Concept applications for automotive ECUs\n1+ years’ experience working in an agile environmentYou 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!\nAs 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:\n\nImmediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage\nPaid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more\nFamily building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments and more\nVehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases\nTuition assistance\nEstablished and active employee resource groups\nPaid time off for individual and team community service\nGenerous vacation time, sick/personal time, and paid holidays, including between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day\nThis position is a salary grades 6-8 and ranges from $74,300-$166,200.,\nFinal determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.\nFor more information on salary and benefits, click here:\nVisa sponsorship is not available for this position.\nCandidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.\nWe are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. 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