Power Net Architecture Modeling Engineer

Ford Motor • Dearborn, MI

9h • Hybrid

About The Position

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves? In this position... At Ford, we are driving the future of automotive innovation, and our Low Voltage Power Net Architecture team is at the forefront of this transformation. We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Engineer with an automotive CAE background to join our dynamic team. The Opportunity: In this critical role, you will be part of the team that develops and releases power net architectures across all platforms in Ford. A primary focus for you will be on realizing a simulation environment for these electrical architectures.

Requirements

• A Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a closely related field.
• Experience with low voltage power supply
• Experience with automotive CAE processes
• 3+ years of experience with sizing and verification of automotive electrical systems
• Demonstrated experience in Matlab/Simulink and Simscape.
• Capability to utilize AI tools and methods in the CAE process

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in electrical engineering or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience with vehicle electrical architecture and automotive power distribution systems on 12V and 48V.
• 5+ years of experience in modeling 12V and 48V electrical systems
• Familiarity with Ford engineering processes and tools, such as: Ford Engineering Design Environment (FEDE), Jama, Global Product Development System (GPDS), Jira.
• Experience with sizing and verification processes of automotive electrical systems.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively liaise between internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop Power Net simulation environment: Develop a simulation environment for power supply architectures on 12V and 48V including power supply components and required vehicle interfaces in an automotive development process.
• Component modeling: Integrate component models of power sources and energy storage into the electrical system model. This supplier specific models need to represent electrical, thermal and aging behavior.
• System model verification: Coordinate a structured verification process for the power supply model on component and system test bench level. Iterate hardware test results into the model environment to optimize results.
• Power Net verification by CAE: Verify power net architectures with respect to sizing, electrical functionality, and power supply safety concepts in this CAE environment.
• Interface: Interface with power supply controls organization to ensure a smooth integration of 12V and 48V power net controls into the simulation environment.
• Support the component engineers and their suppliers in developing and verifying powerful component models.
• Support the integration of the power net model into a vehicle simulation environment.

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