Power Systems Integration Engineer (High Voltage)

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Long Beach, CA, USA
Hybrid
119K-233K Annually
Mid level
Automotive
The Role
Integrates high- and low-voltage automotive power systems across benches, buck builds, and vehicles. Responsibilities include power and mode management, system bring-up, feature integration, test-case development, root-cause analysis, verification, manufacturing integration, and cross-functional issue resolution. The role works with controllers, converters, vehicle networks, functional safety, diagnostics, and EV charging technologies while tracking requirements, bugs, test results, and architecture feedback.
Summary Generated by Built In

We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

Product Creation and Industrialization (PC&I) brings together Ford’s vehicle, electric, digital and design teams with our global manufacturing system. Working as one end-to-end organization, we turn ideas into high-quality vehicles, software and experiences across gas, hybrid and electric, designed around what customers need.

In this position...

As a Power Systems Integration Engineer (HV), you will be responsible for complete end to end integration of high voltage systems, including associated conversion, distribution, load management, mode management. You will be the site’s local contact for all things related to HV power systems and control, including bench, buck, and vehicle bring-up and feature testing. You will also support complementary Low Voltage (LV) Power Systems Integration. You will support design reviews, capture all lessons learned, and provide recursive feedback on functional/physical architectures to drive us toward an optimized product.


Responsibilities

What you’ll do:

  • Support integration efforts for various HV electrical power system components, such as body controllers, power distribution controllers, power conversion controllers, and charge controllers.
  • Develop the power and mode management vehicle features, working with hardware, software, systems, and safety, to deliver features and uncover requirement / verification gaps.
  • Lead the HV power system and LV power system bring-up activities on all buck / vehicle builds, becoming the point person for the program in these domains
  • Root cause LV power system issues, including communication and performance bugs
  • Support manufacturing integration as it relates to power systems and mode management
  • Design test-cases and verification of system level functions on multiple test assets (benches, lab cars and vehicles).
  • Lead incremental and complete feature integration, reporting progress, creating bug tickets, referencing requirements as needed, and prioritizing efforts across vehicle fleet 
Qualifications
  • B.S. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Embedded Systems or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
  • Strong Electrical and Embedded Systems Engineering fundamentals
  • > 3 years of experience in HV system, feature, and/or vehicle integration
  • Proficiency with Vehicle Network Protocols such as CAN, LIN, & Automotive Ethernet
  • Experience and working knowledge of systems development, vehicle architecture, emerging battery, charge, and power systems technologies, software/hardware tool development, functional safety, network and diagnostics process.
  • Experience using industry standard network data visualization, logging, and bus interaction tools, such as Vector and Intrepid
  • Experience integrating power electronic systems, DC to DC and AC to DC converters
  • Experience deploying software to buck/vehicle builds, executing tests, capturing test results, and communicating cross-functionally issues that arise
  • Experience with electrical / functional root-causing and debug
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Willingness to travel up to 25%

Even better, you may have...

  • M.S. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Embedded Systems, or equivalent.
  • Proven technical expertise in HV Power Systems Design, Architecture, and Integration, with understanding of the intricacies of the physically realized system
  • > 5 years of experience in system, feature, and/or vehicle integration
  • Experience integrating components bearing ASIL-rated functionality and the implications to adjacent components
  • Experience with UDS: polling and interpreting DTCs, invoking DID read/writes, initiating routine controls, establishing programming sessions, etc.
  • Expertise in EVSE communication protocols and experience debugging communication / sequence issues
  • Experience building, interpreting, and realizing activity/sequence diagrams, functional block diagrams, networking databases (DBC, ARXML, etc.)
  • An eagerness to work cross-functionally in a dynamic environment where you are part of a high performing team
  • Confidence in rapidly identifying issues, assessing the impacts, reporting to stakeholders, supporting resolution, and driving to closure 

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 of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
• 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.
 

This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $118,700-$198,500., 

This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $138,800-$232,700.  

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR 

Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid

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Skills Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Embedded Systems, or equivalent relevant education and experience
  • More than 3 years of experience in high-voltage system, feature, or vehicle integration
  • Strong electrical and embedded systems engineering fundamentals
  • Proficiency with CAN, LIN, and Automotive Ethernet
  • Experience with systems development, vehicle architecture, battery, charging, and power systems technologies
  • Experience with software and hardware tool development, functional safety, networking, and diagnostics processes
  • Experience using network data visualization, logging, and bus interaction tools such as Vector and Intrepid
  • Experience integrating power electronic systems, DC-to-DC converters, and AC-to-DC converters
  • Experience deploying software to buck or vehicle builds, executing tests, capturing results, and communicating issues cross-functionally
  • Experience with electrical and functional root-cause analysis and debugging
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Willingness to travel up to 25%
  • Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Embedded Systems, or equivalent
  • More than 5 years of system, feature, or vehicle integration experience
  • Expertise in high-voltage power systems design, architecture, and integration
  • Experience integrating components with ASIL-rated functionality
  • Experience with UDS, including DTCs, DID read/write operations, routine controls, and programming sessions
  • Expertise in EVSE communication protocols and debugging communication or sequence issues
  • Experience with activity, sequence, and functional block diagrams, plus DBC and ARXML networking databases
  • Ability to rapidly identify issues, assess impacts, report to stakeholders, support resolution, and drive closure

Ford Motor Company Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Healthcare Strength — Eligible employees can access medical, dental, and prescription coverage starting on the first day, with some zero-cost plan options and free mental health support. Benefits materials highlight comprehensive healthcare as a core pillar.
  • Retirement Support — Employees can enroll in a 401(k)-style plan from day one, and some salaried plans include a company match of $0.90 per dollar on the first 5% contributed. Official summaries also describe financial-planning support.
  • Parental & Family Support — The package includes paid parental leave, fertility, surrogacy, and adoption benefits, plus a ramp-up program for new parents returning to work. Flexible family-care days and other time-off options support caregiving needs.

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