Audio Control Module Product Development Engineer

Ford • Dearborn, MI

9h • $74,300 - $166,200 • Hybrid

About The Position

Ford’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is focused on delivering a fully electric transportation future and industry-leading customer experiences. This role contributes to Ford’s transition toward digital vehicle experiences by developing and delivering in-vehicle audio features, services, and customer experiences.

As a key member of the team, the engineer will develop, integrate, and test automotive audio control modules for current and future vehicles. The role covers technical specification, design, development, and validation of automotive tuners and audio controllers, along with supplier management and integration into vehicle systems. The position also supports issue resolution, documentation, testing, competitive assessments, and continuous improvement across vehicle programs.

This is a hybrid position requiring onsite work four or more days per week. The salary range is $74,300–$166,200, with the applicable salary grade and base salary determined by the candidate’s skills, experience, and role scope. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience developing, implementing, and maintaining automotive audio amplifiers.
• At least 5 years of experience with product development methodologies, including Agile, and tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• At least 5 years of experience integrating amplifiers into vehicle systems, including knowledge of automotive communication protocols such as CAN and A2B and associated tools such as CANoe.
• Experience with simulation and analysis tools for amplifier development and evaluation, including Python.
• Solid understanding of audio signal processing and acoustic measurement techniques.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Passion for automotive audio systems, particularly audio amplifiers and audio software.
• Excellent teamwork, problem-solving, communication, and project management skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative team environment.
• Willingness to travel as needed to train and support model engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Specify, design, develop, and validate high-performance automotive AM, FM, HD, SiriusXM, and DAB tuners and audio controllers from concept through production.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders, including hardware engineers, software developers, and suppliers, to integrate audio controller solutions into vehicle systems.
• Integrate audio controllers with other vehicle systems to ensure compatibility and optimal performance.
• Manage suppliers through product design and release activities, including commercial kickoff, project timing and management, change control, platform readiness, design validation, build support, issue resolution, software delivery, Production Validation, and post-launch product support.
• Triage initial audio system issues using CAN tools and help resolve issues for launching and forward vehicle models, with a focus on externally supplied Audio Control Module and DSP amplifier ECUs.
• Develop engineering documentation, including system specifications, standards, Design FMEA and reliability methods, testing protocols, and validation results.
• Conduct testing and validation to confirm that audio controllers meet performance and operational standards.
• Collaborate with in-house audio technology subject matter experts and support competitive assessments, troubleshooting, program delivery, and continuous improvement.
• Track developments in audio technology, automotive audio trends, and software development techniques to support innovation and competitiveness.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, and subsidized back-up child care.
• Family-building benefits, including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement and fertility treatments.
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases.
• Tuition assistance.
• Employee resource groups.
• Paid time off for individual and team community service.
• Paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior