Automotive Prognostics Systems Engineer (Hybrid)

Ford-Motor-Company; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Hybrid onsite work requirement

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, MI is seeking a Prognostics System Engineer to lead system-level implementation and validation of prognostic health management features on vehicle programs. You will act as the Feature Systems Engineer of record, ensuring features align with the Bill of Features and robust end-to-end validation.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, define interfaces between vehicle, gateway, and cloud prognostic services, and plan DVPs to validate performance from

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Computer, or Mechanical Engineering.
• 5+ years of experience in vehicle systems engineering, automotive diagnostics/prognostics, or related feature development roles.
• 5+ years of experience authoring and documenting system requirements using Gherkin syntax.
• 5+ years of experience decomposing complex features into requirements, interfaces, and test criteria across multiple programs/model years.
• 5+ years experience applying structured development processes within an automotive or similarly regulated environment.
• 5+ years of experience with vehicle networking and communication protocols (CAN, LIN, Ethernet).
• 5+ years of proficiency with ALM/requirements traceability tools (Jama, Jira, Team Center).
• 5+ years experience with OBD systems and related regulations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Feature Systems Engineer of record for prognostic features and coordinate with program teams on scope and timing.
• Apply the Feature Development Process rigorously through gates, documentation, and sign-offs.
• Author and document system-level feature requirements using Gherkin syntax for clear testable behavior.
• Define and allocate feature-level interfaces between vehicle systems, gateway modules, and cloud prognostic services.
• Plan and execute Design Verification Plans (DVPs) to validate prognostic feature performance end-to-end.
• Sign off on feature-level performance and coordinate cross-functional triage of issues.
• Maintain requirements traceability using ALM tools from customer goals to vehicle requirements and DVP results.
• Coordinate with vehicle network engineers to integrate prognostic features into CAN/LIN/Ethernet without timing conflicts.
• Analyze connected vehicle and warranty data to validate deployed prognostic features.
• Communicate feature status and validation results to leadership and stakeholders.

Skills

Electrical engineering knowledge

Gherkin syntax

System requirements

ALM tools

Vehicle networking (CAN/LIN/Ethernet)

PHM/prognostics concepts

MBSE SysML

Scripting Python/C++

DVP planning

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical/Computer/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Jama

Jira

Team Center

SysML (MagicDraw)

Vanguard/VSCS

SQL

GCP

Job description

Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, MI is seeking a Prognostics System Engineer to lead system-level implementation and validation of prognostic health management features on vehicle programs. You will act as the Feature Systems Engineer of record, ensuring features align with the Bill of Features and robust end-to-end validation.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, define interfaces between vehicle, gateway, and cloud prognostic services, and plan DVPs to validate performance from