IVI Hardware Architecture - Technical Specialist
About The Position
The IVI Hardware Architecture - Technical Specialist is a senior, hands-on individual-contributor role responsible for the hardware architecture, technical direction, and engineering maturity of Ford in-vehicle infotainment electronic control units and their key electrical interfaces. The Technical Specialist provides deep expertise in high-performance automotive compute hardware, including power delivery, processing, memory, storage, display, connectivity, thermal, and high-speed vehicle-network interfaces. The role defines and governs hardware requirements, architecture decisions, design reviews, validation expectations, and technical issue resolution for IVI hardware programs. Working with Ford engineering teams, suppliers, systems engineering, software, validation, quality, and vehicle electrical architecture teams, this individual ensures IVI hardware designs are robust, manufacturable, validated, and ready for production, and serves as the final technical sign-off for hardware design and pre- and post-test validation before release. The Technical Specialist is expected to interpret schematics and PCB layouts, evaluate circuit and system behavior, support hands-on laboratory investigation when needed, and lead resolution of complex hardware and cross-domain issues from concept through launch and post-launch quality support.
Requirements
- Deep expertise in high-performance automotive compute hardware
- Expertise in power delivery, processing, memory, storage, display, connectivity, thermal, and high-speed vehicle-network interfaces
- Ability to interpret schematics and PCB layouts
- Ability to evaluate circuit and system behavior
- Ability to support hands-on laboratory investigation
- Ability to lead resolution of complex hardware and cross-domain issues
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the hardware architecture, technical direction, and engineering maturity of Ford in-vehicle infotainment electronic control units and their key electrical interfaces.
- Provides deep expertise in high-performance automotive compute hardware, including power delivery, processing, memory, storage, display, connectivity, thermal, and high-speed vehicle-network interfaces.
- Defines and governs hardware requirements, architecture decisions, design reviews, validation expectations, and technical issue resolution for IVI hardware programs.
- Ensures IVI hardware designs are robust, manufacturable, validated, and ready for production.
- Serves as the final technical sign-off for hardware design and pre- and post-test validation before release.
- Interprets schematics and PCB layouts.
- Evaluates circuit and system behavior.
- Supports hands-on laboratory investigation when needed.
- Leads resolution of complex hardware and cross-domain issues from concept through launch and post-launch quality support.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
