Audio Control Module Product Development Engineer

Ford Motor Company • Dearborn, MI

11h • $74,300 - $166,200 • Hybrid

About The Position

Ford’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team develops customer-focused experiences for electric vehicles. This role contributes to Ford’s transition toward delivering digital experiences and services through its vehicles by developing and delivering in-vehicle audio features and experiences. As a member of the team developing, integrating, and testing automotive audio control modules, the engineer works on audio tuners and controllers for current and future vehicles, from concept through production and ongoing support.

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 development 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 using simulation and analysis tools, including Python, for amplifier development and evaluation.
• 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.
• Strong 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 automotive AM, FM, HD, SiriusXM, and DAB tuners and audio controllers, supporting high performance from concept through production.
• Collaborate 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, including commercial kickoff, project timing and management, change control, platform readiness, design validation, build support, issue resolution, software delivery, production validation, and post-launch support.
• Perform initial audio system issue triage using CAN tools and support resolution for launching and forward vehicle programs, focusing on externally supplied audio control modules and DSP amplifiers.
• Develop engineering documentation, including system specifications, standards, Design FMEA and reliability methods, testing protocols, and validation results.
• Conduct testing and validation to confirm audio controller performance and operational compliance.
• Work with in-house audio technology subject matter experts and provide corporate support for competitive assessments, troubleshooting, program delivery, and continuous improvement.
• Monitor developments in audio technologies, automotive audio trends, and software development techniques to drive innovation and maintain 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: Mid Level