Electrical Architect

Ford • Dearborn, MI

11h • $74,300 - $166,200 • Hybrid

About The Position

You will be a key member of the Electronics Platform Architecture organization, in the Architecture Integration team. The Architecture Integration team owns definition of the complete vehicle electrical architecture. We work with various teams including the Tech Platform Program (TPP), program system, software teams, various ECU delivery teams and the vehicle architecture teams to fully define the architectural content of the platform and for each program. Key work areas for the team include developing a comprehensive architectural specification for upcoming (yet to launch) vehicle programs and work with various functional teams to validate and document Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Your team is responsible defining the evolution of Ford’s electrical architectures.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
• 3+ years of experience with automotive electrical architectures
• 1+ years of experience with automotive microcontrollers and/or microprocessors (coursework/internship/co-op experience allowed)
• 1+ years of experience with simulation tools including MATLAB, Simulink, etc.
• Strong analytical skills to break down problems and design effective solutions within the model.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Compute Engineering
• 5+ years’ experience with automotive electrical architectures
• 3+ years’ experience with simulation tools including MATLAB, Simulink, etc.
• Detailed understanding of vehicle electrical systems and electrical design/development process, including GPDS
• Experience with automotive and/or other advanced networking
• Familiarity with ISO 26262
• Familiarity with vehicle I/O
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills, effectively explaining complex subjects to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own the definition of the core vehicle electrical hardware architecture for each vehicle program from program creation through post launch.
• Capture the content of the electrical and software architecture, for defining updates to the platform to support program specific features and functions and for leading the resolution of architectural issues on the programs.
• Work with various functional teams on the electrical architectural KPIs such as packaging, manufacturing, latency, power utilization (including Key-Off Load), network bandwidth, CPU Utilization, etc.
• Resolve electrical architectural issues from pre-launch through post launch of the new programs and architecture.
• Design the future computing platforms, tying into the overall sophisticated EE architectures that drive the company.
• Be involved Ford's development of sophisticated computing solutions for our next generation EE architectures.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

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