High Voltage Core Systems Engineer

Ford Motor • Dearborn, MI

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Ford Motor Company is seeking a highly motivated engineer to join its core high-voltage systems engineering team. The role develops core engineering documentation—including requirements, design rules, test methods, design reviews, DFMEAs, P-diagrams, boundary diagrams, and SCCPs—for new and existing high-voltage and high-voltage battery technologies. The engineer works cross-functionally with eDrive, non-motive power conversion, charging, and controls teams, and interfaces with Vehicle Energy Management Engineering, Vehicle Architecture, and Systems Engineering. The position also supports high-voltage applications and battery unit teams as they progress through the GPDS process.

The position leads high-voltage electrical system projects and studies, develops core system specifications and processes, advances technical assessment and traceability, and supports generic high-voltage architecture and battery engineering processes. It authors and progresses battery unit requirements, design rules, and test methods through internal review and approval for release to FEDE. This is a hybrid position requiring onsite work four or more days per week.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Electrical, Systems, or an equivalent engineering discipline.
• 2+ years of high-voltage battery or equivalent EV powertrain integration/program experience.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and analytical skills.
• Ability to facilitate team meetings and effectively interface with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to work under operational pressures, set priorities, and self-manage.

Nice To Haves

• M.S. in Electrical, Systems, or an equivalent engineering discipline.
• 2+ years of vehicle program experience, such as PAT, PMT, or D&R.
• System or vehicle attribute advocacy experience and knowledge of the Systems V Process, including target setting, cascade process, assessment, and reporting.
• Experience writing and issuing functional requirements, design rules, and foundation documentation.

Responsibilities

• Act as project lead for high-voltage electrical system projects and studies, including failure-mode assessment, recurrence-prevention actions, cost optimization and reduction, new architecture studies, and new technology adoption studies.
• Lead development of a core generic high-voltage system design specification and define supporting pre-PS and post-PS processes and cross-functional responsibilities.
• Lead cross-functional interfaces within EPE to map the EPE Core process for HV battery design, attribute implementation, and information exchange across HV systems, component teams, and VEME.
• Develop traceability between xEV attributes and requirements to improve unit workbook processes and high-voltage architecture decision-making.
• Lead global implementation of the Technical Assessment Process and support the battery technical leader with continuous improvement actions and process definition.
• Support development of generic high-voltage electrical architecture, including electrical layout and subsystem interaction, to optimize system-level designs.
• Support high-voltage core systems technical specialists with core engineering processes, reviews and sign-offs, and advanced high-voltage battery concepts, including foundation documentation, optimization analysis, and trade-off studies.
• Author HV Battery Unit Requirements (RQT), Design Rules (DR), and Test Methods (TM), and progress them through internal review and approval processes (Tech Clubs and EDC) for release to FEDE.
• Support the unit workbook process.
• Support DFMEA development.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, and subsidized backup childcare.
• 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