Hardware EMC Engineer

Ford • Sunrise, FL

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About The Position

Join our team as an EMC Electrical Engineer and play a critical role in ensuring the electromagnetic compatibility of our automotive Electronic Control Units (ECUs). As a key member of our product development team, you will be responsible for creating EMC test plans, identifying and resolving EMC issues, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver robust and reliable products.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 5+ years of relevant EMC experience in electrical commodity design and validation.
• Strong problem-solving skills, leveraging applied electromagnetic theoretical concepts.
• Technical training in EMC and RF Communications.
• Knowledge of EMC design concepts and PCB layout and schematic review for EMC best practices.
• Demonstrated experience working with electrical test equipment, including spectrum analyzers, vector network analyzers, signal generators, audio analyzers, BT and Wi-Fi testers.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 5+ years of relevant EMC experience in Electrical commodity design and validation.
• 5 years experience of EMC design concepts and PCB layout and schematic review for EMC best practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide EMC technical support to product design teams, including authoring component EMC test plans and translating test plan requirements into test setup requirements.
• Review component test data, provide risk assessments, and determine root cause for anomalies to discern between test setup related issues and product design related non-conformances.
• Find solutions for non-conformances and work with teams to implement design changes and improvements.
• Develop and maintain expertise in EMC design concepts, including PCB layout and schematic review for EMC best practices.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest developments in EMC, RF Communications, and automotive communication protocols, such as CAN, LIN, Ethernet, serializers-deserializers, A2B, Wi-Fi, BT, and audio interfaces.
• Support the design of electrical/electronic modules with respect to Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), including review and assessment of module circuit design and printed circuit board (PCB) layout.
• Develop and execute EMC test plans to validate the performance of our ECUs, ensuring compliance with OEM and international standards.
• Work closely with our electronics product development teams, as well as with EMC vehicle application teams, to ensure robust design and identify areas for improvement.
• Conduct EMC design reviews of components and associated vehicle packaging, leveraging analytical methods, CAE numerical tools (e.g. Mentor Graphics, CST, Ansys, ADS), and empirical testing to assess robustness.
• Collaborate with suppliers to review design proposals and system tradeoffs, ensuring that EMC requirements are met.
• Plan, source, and implement required test equipment to assess all device features and connectivity options, ensuring comprehensive testing coverage.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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
• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree