Staff Electrical Systems Integration Engineer - Lighting

Ford Motor • Palo Alto, CA

15h • Hybrid

About The Position

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams! With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow’s transportation. Ford EV Digital Development teams are responsible for developing the key technologies and capabilities – such as EV platforms, batteries, e-motors, inverters, charging, and recycling – to create ground-up, breakthrough electric vehicles. By joining the best software, engineering, design and UX talent, you will be part of a team creating new technologies and concepts that can be applied across the Ford enterprise. Being on the Ford EV D&D team means building the future as Ford’s center of innovation and growth through electric and connected vehicles and services. As a Staff Electrical Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for defining, decomposing, and realizing feature, function, interface and implementation requirements and associated integration efforts for Ford’s next-generation exterior and interior lighting systems and controls. You will lead the end-to-end integration of these systems, collaborating with cross-functional teams to support product design, vehicle behavior definition, prototype bring-up, and debugging. Join a team of knowledgeable and passionate engineers striving to build robust and safety-rated systems to solve the most relevant problems in lighting systems and beyond.

Requirements

• B.S in Electrical, Computer, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent
• 6+ years of experience working on complex electrical systems or electronics designs, specifically lighting and other body controls systems
• Strong understanding of electrical engineering fundamentals and ability to apply them to automotive concepts
• Experience with requirements capture in requirements management software platforms (JAMA, etc.)
• Experience with creating and modifying network interface description files, and proficiency with vehicle network protocols such as CAN, LIN, and Automotive Ethernet
• Proven experience in systems development, electrical/functional architecture, functional safety, and complex system integration, including automotive regulatory standards
• Strong debugging and diagnostic skills across electrical, mechanical, and functional/software domains.
• Excellent teamwork, problem-solving, communication, and project management abilities.
• A systems approach to design and development, with an eagerness for continuous improvement and collaborative, cross-functional teamwork in a dynamic environment.
• Excellent teamwork, problem-solving, communication, and project management skills
• An eagerness to work cross-functionally in a dynamic environment where you are part of a high performing team

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering or related fields
• Hands-on experience with electrical test equipment (oscilloscopes, DMMs, signal generators, power supplies, etc.)
• Experience with hardware definition and integration of chassis and/or thermal electronics
• Experience with Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment (HARA)
• Experience with electrical / electro-mechanical devices involving networked microcontrollers and embedded software

Responsibilities

• Conduct functional architecture investigations and execute trade studies to optimize lighting systems design strategies for cost and performance
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver and maintain robust lighting subsystem functional boundary diagrams and interface specifications
• Drive hardware specification development for lighting control units and related components, collaborating with device owners and supply chain to source components
• Own and approve Device Transmittals for lighting components, ensuring logical schematics and hardware interfaces are designed to meet all component requirements
• Lead network interface development for lighting systems, collaborating with software and systems team to deliver network artifacts
• Lead the feature and function development of systems related to exterior and interior lighting, from feature level to implementation, including function boundary diagrams and interface specifications.
• Decompose and allocate vehicle performance attributes across supporting functions
• Develop and mature exterior and interior lighting functional specifications, ensuring alignment with overall vehicle homologation and regulatory requirements.
• Authoring and releasing feature verification methods including diagnostics
• Verify feature and electrical performance through system level testing and validation
• Preparing feature systems and integration TGW, FMVSS and internal customer feedback analysis

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
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees