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.
Do you have what it takes to make smart vehicles for a smart world? Join the Ford Product Development team. Utilizing Design Thinking & User Experience methods, you’ll work to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We’re seeking forward-thinking, laser-focused professionals with a passion for bringing innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to such advancements as autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more!
What you’ll be able to do:
EVSE Design and Release Engineer - positions offered by Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, Michigan). Note, this is a hybrid position whereby the employee will work both from home and from the anticipated worksite. Hence, the employee must live within a reasonable commuting distance from the anticipated worksite. Lead the design, release, packaging, and certification of Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) for future model battery electric vehicle (BEV) programs. Lead EVSE design, release, and testing for next generation electrified vehicles. Lead packaging (including enclosure) and appearance design efforts together with supplier partner, including any necessary AAR. Work with Studio on Class A surfaces. Coordinate features and deliverables with vehicle and customer experience teams. Release core components in FEDEBOM and WERS and drawing/model updates from P-release through launch. Manage Component Design Specifications (CDS) and Design Change Requests (DCR). Participate in Design Reviews and conduct Worst-Case Circuit Analysis. Work with EDS and OBC teams for proper interfaces and EMC team for vehicle level regulatory compliance. Manage quality foundation documents including Quality History, DFMEA, PFMEA, SCCAF, RCL/RDM, DVP&R, (refer to FMA). Support Supplier PPAP process through visits and document review (Control Plan and PFMEA). Understand/support/review/approve PPAP elements and PSW signoff. Support launch of vehicle programs, vehicle testing, offboard testing, regulatory testing, homologation testing, and other Trustmark testing. Support GPDS builds and AIMS resolution with suppliers. Evaluate electrical system engineering alternatives for various attributes, including cost, weight, package, quality, benchmarking, geometry creation and functional analysis. Interface with various cross-functional organizations in jointly identifying the prime alternative recommendation delivering the best compatible solution for quality, cost, weight, and function. Work with a team comprised of Tier 1 suppliers, purchasing/STA, manufacturing, attribute teams, interfacing teams, and vehicle team. Responsible for production warranty investigation and Assembly plant returns/failures with suppliers to drive containment and elimination of early warranty. Lead benchmarking efforts for core components, present findings and analyze EVSE architectures and features. Work with other core engineers on authoring DVMs and perform the necessary bench and on vehicle testing to ensure component and vehicle operation to requirements. Domestic and International Travel Required up to 20%.
QualificationsYou'll have...
Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering and 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or a related occupation. 3 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Electrical component design and release for electrical vehicle charging equipment. 2. Electrical code and electrical standards as they apply to electrical vehicle charging equipment and home installations (regulatory). 3. Mode 2 charging devices including portable charge cords, charging stations, and EVSE accessories and adapters. 4. Analog circuit design, analysis, and operation for both power and logic. Above circuit board bring up and debugging. 5. Designing to pass the requirements/regulations, troubleshooting issues and the ability to use Electromagnetic Interference (EMI)/Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) test equipment. 6. Performing worst case circuit analysis (WCCA) to ensure robust and safe charging equipment design. 7. Component quality and robustness using root cause analysis and problem-solving tools: 5 and 8 Disciplines (5D/8D), Three-Legged 5 Whys (3L5W), and Six Sigma Problem solving.
We are offering a salary of $127,379.00 - $186,122.28/yr.
You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!
As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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.
For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:
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