Product Development Engineer

Ford Motor • Sunrise, FL

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

As a PCB Designer on the electronics design team, the Product Development Engineer develops technologies from concept through production for advanced electronic modules in next-generation vehicles. The role focuses on laying out and routing high-speed digital circuit boards for high-volume production, collaborating with PCB fabrication and assembly suppliers, and delivering designs that meet quality, schedule, and cost targets. The position is hybrid, with an onsite requirement of four or more days per week.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• At least 3 years of experience designing high-speed digital circuit boards.
• At least 3 years of experience with PCB CAD design, such as through-hole, HDI, and ELIC PCBs.

Nice To Haves

• Expert knowledge of PCB design tools such as Mentor Xpedition, Fablink, ValorNPI, and Polar.
• Familiarity with routing protocols for DDR, RF circuits and antennas, Ethernet, and PCIe.
• Familiarity with design of experiments and statistical analysis methods.
• ECAD librarian experience.
• Knowledge of software tools such as Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Polar simulation, and Minitab.
• Working knowledge of automotive industry standards.
• Proficiency with simulation tools for impedance and stackup planning.
• Ability to write scripts that automate or speed up the design-tool environment.
• Strong interpersonal, collaboration, and leadership skills, with a motivated, self-starting approach.
• Ability to communicate effectively with business users and engineers, including globally distributed teams, and adapt communication to the audience and all levels of management.

Responsibilities

• Lay out and route multi-GHz, high-speed boards, including through-hole, HDI, and ELIC PCBs, using Mentor Xpedition Enterprise layout tools and schematic capture.
• Complete PCB layout through board-file release, generate bills of materials, and upload them to PLM.
• Design mixed-circuit and signal boards using fine-pitch and ball-grid-array ICs and large through-hole parts.
• Propose stackups that meet design requirements and cost-efficiency goals.
• Conduct cost-optimization panelization studies and identify cost-saving opportunities while maintaining design requirements.
• Close DFMs and DFAs; review, document, and resolve root causes of PCB fabrication FAIs and DFMs; and approve first article inspections.
• Collaborate with fabrication and assembly suppliers on DFM and DFA requirements and fabrication tools.
• Track bare-board compliance with performance and reliability requirements.
• Propose improvements to existing design rules; write technical specifications and instructions; and create documentation that improves design processes and procedures.
• Assist in creating ECAD component library parts.
• Design experiments and analyze raw data using statistical methods.
• Arrange and participate in layout design reviews and work closely with other engineering disciplines.
• Manage several designs in parallel in a team environment and deliver on-time, on-quality PCB CAD releases, including extended hours during peak release periods.
• Stay current on PCB materials, fabrication guidelines, and IPC standards.
• Travel occasionally to support PCB assembly and fabrication efforts.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, and subsidized backup child care.
• 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.
• Vacation time, sick/personal time, and paid holidays, including between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level