Automotive System Integration Engineer LV Battery & RF

Insight Global; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contract-to-Hire

Job summary

Ford Motor Company seeks a System Integration Engineer in Southern California to lead the integration, validation and launch of low-voltage battery and wireless vehicle access systems.

You will collaborate across software, controls, security, purchasing and manufacturing to ensure quality, reliability and manufacturing readiness. This role emphasizes system-level definition, debugging, and DVP&R execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or higher degree in a relevant engineering field.
• 5+ years in automotive electrical systems or low-voltage vehicle systems.
• 3+ years launching electronic products in manufacturing.
• Experience with CAN, LIN, Automotive Ethernet, UDS, OBD diagnostics.
• Strong troubleshooting across electrical, software and networks.
• Experience with requirements management tools and processes.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and PM skills.
• Preferred: vehicle prototyping and automotive product launches.
• Background with RF, BLE, UWB, NFC or wireless vehicle access.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity, secure provisioning and credential management.
• Familiarity with DFMEA, DVP&R, HARA and reliability methods.
• Familiarity with OTA updates, bootloaders and software release processes.
• Systems engineering mindset with execution focus.

Responsibilities

• Lead integration and validation of low-voltage battery and wireless key systems.
• Drive component industrialization and production readiness including diagnostics and VIN programming.
• Collaborate with Software, Controls, Security, Purchasing, Manufacturing and Suppliers.
• Own debugging and root cause analysis across electrical, software and vehicle networks.
• Develop and execute DVP&R plans, quality strategies and validation testing.
• Support vehicle builds, launches, ramp-up and issue resolution.
• Define system requirements, interfaces and technical specs for hardware, software, RF and networks.
• Track progress and present status at milestones.

Skills

Automotive electrical systems

Product launch

CAN/LIN/UDS/OBD diagnostics

Troubleshooting

Requirements management

Project management

RF/Wireless tech

Cybersecurity

Quality methodologies

Systems engineering

OTA updates

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Computer, Mechanical Engineering, or related field

Master's degree in Engineering or related discipline

Tools

CAN Tools

Job description

Ford Motor Company seeks a System Integration Engineer in Southern California to lead the integration, validation and launch of low-voltage battery and wireless vehicle access systems.

You will collaborate across software, controls, security, purchasing and manufacturing to ensure quality, reliability and manufacturing readiness. This role emphasizes system-level definition, debugging, and DVP&R execution.