Engineering Manager Ford Performance

Ford Motor • Allen Park, MI

10d • Hybrid

About The Position

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow’s transportation. Do you have what it takes to make smart vehicles for a smart world? Join the Ford Product Development team. Utilizing Design Thinking & User Experience methods, you’ll work to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We’re seeking forward-thinking, laser-focused professionals with a passion for bringing innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to such advancements as autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more!

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related field and 10 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or related occupation.
• 10 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Software delivery and integration using Diagnostic Engineering Tool (DET), Vector CANalyzer, ATI Vision to reflash CAN (Controller Area Network) based ECUs, diagnose vehicle level issues including CAN network communication, sleep/awake, review CAN bus queries, CAN logs and Vehicle specific configuration sheet (VSCS) 2. Electrical Systems responsibility for development of vehicle level schematics using MS Visio, derived from device transmittals & structure in Siemens Vehicle Software & Electrical Management (VSEM) tool. Perform and review final physical schematics with Electrical Distribution Systems (EDS) team and supplier via Technical Design Review to ensure correct fusing and grounding strategy, conformance to company & regulatory requirements via Electrical Engineering CAE analysis. Ensure accurate BOM for pre-build electrical breadboard & yellowboarding to support prototype vehicle builds leveraging final schematics & Fluke multi-meter to perform point to point testing and analysis of disconnects, shorts or open circuits. Leveraging CAN based tools to ensure proper ECU module to module communications, sleep/awake patterns, CAN message authentication protocol and interface with End of Line tools like MAHLE DL3 via sequenced log decoded 11-bit diagnostic message IDs. Documentation of issues via Atlassians JIRA system for proper traceability. 3. Electromechanical Systems development of Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning systems (HVAC) for vehicle interior cabin leveraging electrical schematic design, functional requirements of the hardware translated to a software solution using MS Visio for logic controls, calibration establishment and translated to C code via Matlab. Subsystem calibration using ATI Vision to deliver Electronic Automatic Temperature Control (EATC) via wind tunnel testing, calibration of actuators and sensors to ensure proper transfer function per device transmittals, while meeting vehicle level comfort requirements for both objective and subjective ratings across a broad range of temperature, humidity, elevation, sun load situations. Finalization of calibration for multiple engine types (ICE/Hybrid) and creation of method 3 calibration files for HVAC ECU software release process including data by identifier compliance to meet all OEM standards for reporting.
• 2 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Features development process understanding of JIRA deliverables for Feature development, Feature verification method, design verification method (test execution) via SIL (software in the loop), HIL (Hardware in the loop), EBB (Electrical Breadboard) or Vehicle level testing. Requirements validation and verification and sign-off of results to meet customer, corporate and regulatory requirements including Functional Safety ISO 26262 compliance.
• 1 year of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Body engineering lead design, release and delivery of Body components and systems utilizing CAD, CAE and visualization tools to develop, communicate and validate designs. Management of quality, cost, weight, function and timing to support program & engineering milestones utilizing corporate tools and processes including CATIA, Teamcenter Engineering tool. Work with purchasing to source commodities utilizing tools such as SWT and Ariba. Lead full-service suppliers (FSS) and Build to Print (BTP) suppliers to deliver subject programs assuring conformance to corporate and regulatory requirements. Support issue resolution and design change management during the prototype build and launch phases utilizing AIMS (Automated issues management system) and Atlassian JIRA.

Responsibilities

• Lead D&R activities for components, systems, and modules in Exterior, Interior, Electrical, Features and Electrification.
• Lead PMT and systems activities in design, engineering, validation, cost, quality, and launch for Exterior, Interior, Electrical, Features and Electrification.
• Lead the feature owners for outstanding Ford Performance features and connected services including customer and functional specifications, feature/software requirements, verification, validation, and launch.
• Lead the overall engineering team (including VE, PT, and software/feature teams) through the engineering gateways progression and achievement Sign Offs.
• Review system schematics and 2D drawings and perform system and interface design and system analysis.
• Review and finalize all vehicle electrical schematics, interfacing documents from all component groups and perform compatibility reviews and technical design reviews to achieve Engineering Sign Off.
• Review construction, diagnosis, and issue resolution for electrical breadboarding during the initial prototyping phase and serve as the lead technical person and single point of contact for any and all electrical build issues, module interaction problems, and end of line manufacturing issues.
• Domestic and international Travel Required up to 10%.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees