Electrical Engineer, DCE
Ford Motor Company
About the Role
The Advanced EV's Design Concept Engineering team is looking for an EE Senior Hardware Engineer to join our fast-paced development, working on cutting-edge features with complex hardware, sensors, and software. This role focuses on product-differentiating, customer-facing designs and circuits for new product features and development.
Key Responsibilities
- Electrical Design: Schematic and layout of key electrical boards, and providing guidance to JDM/OEMs on executing designs.
- Bring Up and Validation: Bring up in-house and JDM/OEM designs, test for reliability and validity, and implement changes to address issues.
- Rapid Prototyping: Create quick, simple designs using off-the-shelf parts to execute design vision, understanding tradeoffs for velocity and mitigating risks.
- System Integration: Work with other engineering teams to integrate electrical designs into vehicles.
- Influence Design Decisions: Help define electrical architecture and execution.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Strong background in printed circuit board design, schematics, and layout.
- A portfolio of shipping products where you crafted specifications, performed schematic design, layout, bring-up, and testing.
- Knowledge of DC-to-DC converters, high speed digital signaling, common data buses (I2C, SPI), and analog circuit design.
- Experience working with oversea CMs and production processes is preferred.
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering.
Qualifications (Even Better)
- Experience working with Altium eCAD tools.
- Experience working with contract manufacturers and OEMs.
- Knowledge of DC/DC converters, transmission lines, common Data buses, analog circuits, board design, and layout best practices.
- Python scripting experience.
- C/C++ coding experience.
- Design experience using microprocessors and digital logic.
- Knowledge in display, audio, and camera technologies.
- Experience in motors and encoders.
- Experience using SI tools such as Hyperlink.
- Experience in ethernet networking.
- Experience in automotive design (AECxxx, CAN, LIN, T1S).
- Experience with validation testing and production design processes.