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Staff Embedded Controls Engineer, Thermal

Lensa
Long Beach, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/3/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/31/2026
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We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we're all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?

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...

  • Create control/estimation algorithms to support a broad thermal management scope: climate control, battery, powertrain, heat pump/refrigeration system, car computers, and more.
  • Deliver high-quality C code in a real-time embedded environment.?
  • Write unit, SIL, and HIL test cases to ensure proper?functionality.?
  • Work closely with test and integration engineers to debug your control algorithms at the bench and vehicle level.
  • Adapt or create reduced-order thermal systems models to suit control-focused development/refinement workflows.
  • Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, and firmware engineers to execute control strategies.
  • Develop fault detections and reaction strategies for seamless customer experience.
  • Develop and continuously improve models to compare alternative control algorithms quantitatively across many key metrics (cost, efficiency, performance, complexity, etc.)
  • Monitor fleet telemetry and use data analysis to close the loop on software quality and help ideate new software features.

You'll have...

  • Master's degree in electrical engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Computer Science, with evidence of exceptional ability, or equivalent
  • 3 years of experience in developing control algorithms and applying them to physical systems.
  • High proficiency in programming experience using Python
  • Strong foundational background in control theory, system dynamics, and model-based design.
  • Highly collaborative mindset and strong communication skills
  • Experience with JIRA/Confluence or a similar system for tracking inputs/results.
  • Hands-on experience in hardware bring-up, system debugging, and code?optimization.
  • Knowledge of?electrical engineering fundamentals including circuit analysis and design

Even better, you may have...

  • A strong understanding of linear systems, state-estimation/observers is a plus.
  • Familiarity with thermal control algorithms, and experience implementing it on an embedded system.
  • Familiarity with refrigeration systems (compressors, heat exchangers, valves, sensors,

charge and oil management) and HVAC systems.

  • Experience with automotive communication protocols and stacks (CAN, LIN, ethernet, UDS, etc.)
  • Knowledge of microcontroller peripherals such as ADC, GPIO, PWM, and SPI, and experience in sensors and digital signal processing
  • Experience with data management tools / using fleet data to guide design.
  • Proficiency in C and C and scripting skills in at least one common language (Python, Perl, Shell)
  • Experience developing control algorithms for thermal systems using modeling tools of

various scales (Python, MATLAB/Simulink, or similar)

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.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL6SP4

Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

Candidates 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.

We 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. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

Onsite work of up to three days per week may be required for candidates within commuting distance of a Ford hub location.

Requisition ID : 45951

If you have questions about this posting, please contact support@lensa.com

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