Product Development Engineer

Ford • Sunrise, FL

3d • $115,000 - $192,900 • Hybrid

About The Position

As a PCB Designer on the electronics design team, the Product Development Engineer develops new technologies from concept to production for advanced electronic modules in next-generation vehicles. The role lays out and routes high-speed digital circuit boards for high production volumes, works with PCB fabricators and assembly suppliers, and delivers designs that meet quality, schedule, and cost targets. The position is hybrid, with a requirement to be onsite 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, and a motivated, self-starting approach.
• Ability to communicate effectively with business users and engineers, including globally distributed teams, and adapt communications for 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.
• Take PCB layout through completion of board files, generate BOMs, 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 aligned with design requirements and cost efficiency.
• Author cost-optimization panelization studies and identify cost-saving opportunities while meeting 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 generate 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 interface closely with other engineering disciplines.
• Handle 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 back-up 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.
• Established and active employee resource groups.
• Paid time off for individual and team community service.
• Generous 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