Product Engineer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) or a related degree.
• At least 3 years of experience with electrical component design and release, or strong Ford Product Design and Release experience.
• Previous design and release experience through all program phases in a related field.
• Working-level knowledge of CAD/CAE methods.
• Experience developing quality documentation such as DVP&R, P-diagrams, and DFMEAs.
• Experience with problem-solving tools such as 6-Sigma, 8D, 3L5W, or similar.
• Proactive, self-motivated, and attentive to detail.
• Strong teamwork, organizational, oral communication, and written communication skills.
• Strong leadership skills and ability to interact effectively with multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Proven ability to handle multiple assignments with competing priorities.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States; employment eligibility verification is required at hire.
• Visa sponsorship is not available.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering (MSEE).
• Understanding of home electrical code requirements.
• At least 5 years of experience with electric vehicles and/or charging systems at the system or component level.
• At least 5 years of experience with circuit board design.
• Knowledge of high-voltage automotive systems and electric and/or hybrid-electric vehicle systems.
• Ability to coordinate CAD and CAE support.
• Experience with Ford WERS, FEDE, AIMS, GPDS, or Integrator systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead EVSE design, release, and testing for next-generation electrified vehicles.
• Lead packaging, including enclosure, and appearance-design efforts with supplier partners, including necessary AAR.
• Coordinate features and deliverables with the Applications team.
• Release core components in FEDE BOM and WERS and manage drawing and model updates from P-release through launch; coordinate with as-installed engineers, support change control, and report program achievement deliverables.
• Manage Component Design Specifications (CDS) and Design Change Requests (DCR).
• Participate in Design Reviews and Worst-Case Circuit Analysis.
• Coordinate with EDS and Onboard Power Conversion teams on interfaces.
• Work with vehicle program and Applications teams to meet timing and product delivery requirements.
• Work with Ford Customer Service Division and Energy Services on catalog and service-part releases.
• Handle quality foundation documents, including Quality History, DFMEA, PFMEA, SCCAF, RCL/RDM, and DVP&R.
• Support supplier phased PPAP through visits and document review, including Control Plans and PFMEAs; understand, support, review, and approve PPAP elements such as MSA (GRR), Control Charts, and Capability.
• Support vehicle-program launches, vehicle, offboard, regulatory, homologation, and other Trustmark testing; support GPDS builds and resolve AIMS issues with suppliers.
• Evaluate electrical-system engineering alternatives for cost, weight, packaging, quality, benchmarking, geometry creation, and functional analysis.
• Collaborate with multifunctional organizations to identify and recommend the best-compatible solution for quality, cost, weight, and function.
• Work with Tier 1 suppliers, purchasing/STA, manufacturing, attribute teams, interfacing teams, and vehicle teams.
• Investigate production warranty issues and assembly-plant returns or failures with suppliers, driving containment and elimination of early warranty issues.
• Conduct problem solving and develop countermeasures, containment actions, corrective actions, and actions to prevent recurrence.
• Lead technical design-review presentations for managers, chief engineers, and directors, demonstrating component knowledge and technical capability.
• Lead core-component benchmarking, present findings, and analyze EVSE architectures and features.
• Work with other core engineers to author DVMs and conduct necessary bench and on-vehicle testing to verify component and vehicle operation against requirements.

Benefits

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