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About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or a strongly related equivalent.
• Experience packaging electronic modules and components in vehicles.
• At least 3 years of experience in hardware design of E/E components.
• At least 7 years of experience with automotive component or subsystem product-development tools and processes.
• Strong understanding and application of engineering disciplines, including engineering specifications, systems engineering, design validation, failure-mode analysis, 8D, and Six Sigma.
• Expertise analyzing and resolving complex issues.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills; self-motivated, proactive, willing to take responsibility, and able to deliver results with minimal supervision.
• Strong supplier relationship skills, including the ability to coach and lead suppliers as needed.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and project-management skills.
• Ability to learn the job quickly with mentoring and then self-lead D&R Application work on programs.
• Ability to communicate and interact clearly and concisely, orally and in writing.
• Ability to travel.

Nice To Haves

• MSEE or another advanced degree.
• At least 5 years of E/E layout, WCCA, or other electronics industrialization experience.
• Experience with ADAS sensing technologies, such as ECU, camera, radar, lidar, or ultrasonic systems.
• Electrical and mechanical subsystem and bracket design experience.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams and champion issue resolution.
• Strong knowledge of E/E systems and how E/E components interface with other vehicle systems.
• Motivation to bring new technologies from concept to production quickly.
• Familiarity with diagnostic tools and troubleshooting, such as DET, CANAlyzer, DTCs, and DIDs.
• Thorough understanding of vehicle electrical systems and electrical design and development processes.
• Understanding of production, industrialization, and PPAP processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead core design work for ADAS components under the Global Product Development System process across vehicle programs.
• Deliver cost-efficient, quality parts on time and maintain ownership and governance of component robustness and quality documentation, including DFMEA, DVP&R, and SCCAF.
• Lead sourcing activities, including investment, piece-price, and tooling-cost reviews, and prepare initial and final sourcing documents such as ESOW, engineering specifications, and system and component requirements.
• Manage and execute software technical design reviews and releases for prototype, production, and service.
• Lead and perform failure-mode avoidance and functional-safety analyses, identifying potential failure modes and prevention strategies.
• Conduct technical design reviews and interface with Ford application teams and supplier engineering across software, hardware, and mechanical disciplines.
• Lead creation and signoff of electrical and electronic information, including WCCA, device transmittals, specifications, and electrical schematics.
• Support Vehicle Operations in determining appropriate assembly and testing processes.
• Coordinate with engineers, Vehicle Engineering, suppliers, and management to ensure specification compliance and efficient decision-making.
• Support program work including BOM, integration and packaging, parts release, requirements compliance, Engineering Signoff, 2-pagers, AIMs, FMA, subsystem and supplier work plans, and DVP&R.
• Analyze data, identify root causes, and develop corrective actions; troubleshoot hardware, software, and packaging issues found during validation and launch using problem-solving methods such as 8D, Is/Is not, 3L5W, and fishbone analysis.
• Identify validation, durability, and functional testing required for program change scope.
• Support prototype builds and vehicle launch, which may require travel.
• Support ongoing warranty reduction and improvements.

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.