Requirements and Test Methods Authoring Engineer, Ford Energy

Ford • Dearborn, MI

57d • $99,100 - $166,200 • Hybrid

About The Position

This engineer authors and maintains the backbone of Ford Energy's quality V-Model: the system and component-level technical requirements and their corresponding validation test methods. Well-written, verifiable requirements paired with rigorous test methods are the foundation that allows Failure Mode Avoidance, certification, and Factory Acceptance Testing to function as an integrated system rather than disconnected activities. This role demands precision, systems thinking, and close collaboration with nearly every other engineering discipline in the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering.
• 2+ years of experience authoring technical requirements and test specifications for complex electromechanical or energy systems.
• Familiarity with requirements management tools (DOORS, Jama, Polarion, or similar).
• Systems Engineering certification (e.g., INCOSE CSEP).
• Experience with high-voltage battery or power electronics validation test methods.

Nice To Haves

• Background in model-based systems engineering (MBSE) practices.
• 5+ years of experience authoring technical requirements and test specifications for complex electromechanical or energy systems.
• Test data management systems

Responsibilities

• Write clear, unambiguous, verifiable, and testable engineering requirements at the system, subsystem, and component levels.
• Ensure requirements follow proper structure (shall-statements, single-thought, measurable acceptance criteria) consistent with systems engineering best practice.
• Decompose top-level customer and regulatory requirements into detailed technical requirements allocated to specific subsystems/components.

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