Senior Electrical Engineer - DCE

Ford Motor • Palo Alto, CA

25d • Hybrid

About The Position

Ford’s Product Creation and Industrialization organization brings together vehicle, electric, digital and design teams with its global manufacturing system to develop vehicles, software and customer experiences. The Advanced EV Design Concept Engineering team is seeking a Senior Hardware Engineer to work on complex hardware, sensors and software for upcoming product platforms. The role architects, implements and designs circuit boards for on-vehicle and off-vehicle components, focusing on customer-facing product features and new product development. The position is hybrid and requires onsite work four or more days per week.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering.
• At least 5 years of board design experience.
• Experience with Altium eCAD tools.
• Experience working with contract manufacturers and OEMs.
• Knowledge of DC/DC converters, transmission lines, common data buses, analog circuits, and board design and layout best practices.

Nice To Haves

• At least 5 years of systems or hardware architecture experience.
• Python scripting experience.
• C/C++ coding experience.
• Design experience using microprocessors and digital logic.
• Knowledge of display, audio, and camera technologies.
• Experience with motors and encoders.
• Experience using SI tools such as HyperLynx.
• Experience with Ethernet networking.
• Experience in automotive design, including AECxxx, CAN, LIN, and T1S.
• Experience with validation testing and production design processes.
• Experience working with overseas contract manufacturers and production processes.

Responsibilities

• Design schematics and layouts for key electrical boards and guide JDM/OEM partners in executing designs.
• Bring up and validate designs completed in-house and by JDM/OEM partners; test reliability and validity, and implement changes to address discovered issues.
• Rapidly prototype simple designs using off-the-shelf parts to realize the studio team’s design vision; assess tradeoffs made for speed and mitigate risks to team progress.
• Integrate electrical designs into vehicles in collaboration with other engineering teams.
• Help define electrical architecture and execution and influence design decisions.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, and subsidized backup childcare.
• 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.
• 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: Senior