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Ford Motor Company

Cloud Prognostics Engineer

Dearborn, MI · On-site

$51.50 - $69/hr

... sensor, the central gateway, or the cloud). * Using MATLAB and Simulink to design control logic ... This ensures the algorithm is tuned to be highly robust against false positives. * Ability to ...

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Software Engineer

Auburn Hills, MI · On-site

... sensor-based applications. * Develop and maintain cloud-native applications and services on ... Solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals, algorithms, and object-oriented ...

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How much do sensor algorithm engineer jobs pay per year?

As of Sep 11, 2026, the average yearly pay for sensor algorithm engineer in Southfield, MI is $102,407.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $73,800.00 and $121,600.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What does a sensor algorithm engineer do?

A Sensor Algorithm Engineer designs, develops, and tests algorithms that process data from various sensors, such as cameras, accelerometers, gyroscopes, or environmental sensors. Their work involves creating mathematical models and software to interpret sensor data for applications like robotics, autonomous vehicles, mobile devices, or IoT systems. They collaborate with hardware engineers and software developers to ensure accurate and reliable sensor performance. The role often requires expertise in signal processing, machine learning, and embedded systems.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a sensor algorithm engineer, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Sensor Algorithm Engineer, you need a strong background in signal processing, sensor physics, and applied mathematics, often supported by a degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or a related field. Familiarity with programming languages such as Python or C++, tools like MATLAB, and experience with sensor data fusion systems are typically required. Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving, and effective communication skills help you collaborate across multidisciplinary teams and interpret complex data. These skills are essential to develop robust algorithms that ensure accurate sensor performance and drive innovation in fields like automotive, robotics, and consumer electronics.

How does a sensor algorithm engineer typically collaborate with hardware and software teams during product development?

Sensor Algorithm Engineers often serve as a bridge between hardware engineers and software developers. They work closely with hardware teams to understand sensor specifications and limitations while collaborating with software teams to integrate algorithms into embedded systems or applications. Regular cross-disciplinary meetings and iterative testing are common, ensuring that sensor data is accurately interpreted and that the algorithms perform reliably under real-world conditions. This collaborative environment helps drive innovation and ensures that final products meet both technical and user requirements.

What is the difference between Sensor Algorithm Engineer vs Signal Processing Engineer?

AspectSensor Algorithm EngineerSignal Processing Engineer
Required CredentialsBachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related fields; knowledge of sensor systemsBachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related fields; expertise in signal processing techniques
Work EnvironmentDevelops algorithms for sensors in automotive, consumer electronics, or industrial applicationsDesigns and implements signal processing algorithms across various industries including communications and audio
Employer & Industry UsageUsed by companies developing sensor-based systems like IoT devices, autonomous vehicles, and roboticsCommon in telecommunications, audio engineering, and image processing sectors

While both roles involve algorithm development and require similar educational backgrounds, Sensor Algorithm Engineers focus on creating algorithms specifically for sensor data interpretation, whereas Signal Processing Engineers work on processing signals from various sources, including sensors, for broader applications.

What are popular job titles related to Sensor Algorithm Engineer jobs in Southfield, MI?

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Cloud Prognostics Engineer

Dearborn, MI • On-site

Ford Motor Company
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing • 10K+ employees
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$51.50 - $69/hr

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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.
Responsibilities
In this position...
Are you passionate about leveraging modern day methodologies/tools to understand automotive systems, study and predict the degradation or occurrence of a problem in a vehicle component/system?
Would you love to accelerate our efforts to build amazing experiences and software products in the Connected Vehicles space - with data?
We are seeking a top-tier Cloud Prognostics Engineering professional who is data driven, self-motivated and detail oriented to help develop and deliver breakthrough Prognostic Features.
What you'll do...
  • MBSE methodologies using tools like SysML and MagicDraw. The engineer must be capable of defining system boundaries, establishing logical and physical architectures, mapping interface definitions, and allocating prognostic functions across different physical components (e.g., deciding which calculations run on a local sensor, the central gateway, or the cloud).
  • Using MATLAB and Simulink to design control logic, model physical system dynamics, and auto-generate production-grade, highly efficient C++ code. The engineer must understand how to configure solver settings, manage data types (fixed-point vs. floating-point), and ensure the generated code integrates seamlessly into automotive operating systems.
  • Hands-on experience operating dynamic laboratory environments, including dyno testing and e-Daq systems. The engineer must know how to select, place, and calibrate physical sensors (like accelerometers and strain gauges) on prototype vehicles, capture high-fidelity physical data, and prepare those datasets for algorithmic analysis.
  • Deep expertise in performing safety and security assessments, including FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis), FMEDA, and cybersecurity threat modeling. The engineer must design the system to comply with ISO 26262 (determining ASIL ratings and designing fail-safe/fail-degraded states) and ISO 21434 to ensure the prognostic pipeline is secure from edge to cloud.
  • Designing optimized network communication and transport protocols. This includes using Gherkin to model behavioral scenarios of cloud-to-vehicle modem communications, designing dynamic data-triggering strategies (e.g., only uploading detailed vibration spectra when an anomaly threshold is crossed), and optimizing payload serialization to minimize data transmission costs.
  • Strong proficiency in using SQL on cloud platforms like Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to partition, decode, and analyze raw CAN bus and sensor telemetry. The engineer must know how to map raw binary hex logs back to human-readable physical values using database-defined translation tables (such as DBC or ARXML databases).
  • Advanced capability in eliciting, documenting, and tracing complex, multi-disciplinary requirements using Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) tools like Jama, Jira, and Team Center. The engineer must ensure seamless traceability from high-level customer experience goals down to software requirements, hardware interfaces, and Design Verification Plans (DVP).
  • In-depth knowledge of automotive communication protocols, including CAN, LIN, and Automotive Ethernet. The engineer must be highly skilled in integrating prognostic software applications onto central gateway modules (such as Ford's Rigil/Enhanced central gateway), managing signal routing, and resolving network timing or priority conflicts during physical system integration.
  • Practical application of Robust Engineering principles, specifically creating Parameter Diagrams (P-Diagrams) to identify system inputs, desired outputs, error states, control factors (design parameters), and noise factors (environmental, wear, manufacturing tolerances). This ensures the algorithm is tuned to be highly robust against false positives.
  • Ability to connect technical engineering metrics (such as algorithm accuracy, false-alarm rates) to real-world quality indicators like Net Promoter Score (NPS), JD Power ratings, and Vehicle Repair rates. The engineer must collaborate cross-functionally with divisions like the Ford Customer Service Division (FCSD) to integrate prognostic alerts into user-friendly smartphone applications, ensuring a seamless, anxiety-free service scheduling experience for Ford and Lincoln owners.

Qualifications
You'll have...
  • Bachelor's degree in Automotive Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • 2+ years of experience defining system requirements using Gherkin scenarios (Given-When-Then) and utilizing MATLAB/Simulink for end-to-end feature modeling and system simulation to ensure robustness under nominal and degraded conditions.
  • 2+ years of experience performing systems analysis and designing systems, subsystems, or components defining requirements as described above.
  • 2+ years of leveraging Data-Driven tools to analyze Connected Vehicle Data or large data sets.
  • 2+ years of experience: investigating and resolving feature-specific issues during product development and launch; or analyzing system failure points and evaluating solution proposals including conducting high level FMAs and FMEAs.
  • 2+ years of experience: interfacing cloud-to-vehicle modem communications; or applying network communication protocols, transport protocols, and payload optimization techniques.
  • Experience in leading the development of a feature from concept to production while collecting and analyzing vehicle analytics data to improve feature design and performance.
  • Experience leading cross-functional triaging activities to systematically investigate, reproduce, and resolve complex system-level defects by analyzing simulation logs, vehicle data, and telemetry.

Even better, you may have...
  • Master's degree with 5+ years of automotive experience in engineering and/or data analytics.
  • 5+ years of proven knowledge of Robust Engineering Fundamentals including defining requirements, DFMEA, P-Diagrams and validation.
  • Knowledge of vehicle architecture and sensors for diagnostics and prognostics feature development.
  • Monitor, prioritize and drive actions to improve on traditional Quality Metrics: Net Promoter Score, Vehicle Repairs, JD Power, Customer Escalations to improve feature performance.
  • Experience working with system modeling language (MagicDraw) and process/interface mapping.
  • Experience working with Atlassian JIRA, JAMA and Team Center applications (VSEM, etc.)
  • Ability to clearly communicate technical ideas/findings to cross functional engineering teams.

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 range of salary grades 6-8 and ranges from $85,400-$160,000.
Final 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.
For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR
Visa sponsorship is not 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.
This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week.
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