Battery Management Systems Hardware Engineer

Clay Today; Dearborn, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Michigan, is seeking a Battery Management Systems Hardware Engineer for a hybrid role, combining work from home and on-site activity at the Dearborn facility.

You will define requirements, lead design reviews, perform circuit design and SPICE simulations, and support PCB layout while collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve BMS reliability and supplier quality.

Qualifications

• Experience designing BMS hardware for electrified vehicles.
• Ability to perform design reviews and worst-case analyses.
• Experience with circuit simulations and tolerance analysis.

Responsibilities

• Define and manage requirements and system-level design for BMS in Ford's next generation electrified vehicles.
• Lead and participate in design reviews and worst-case circuit analyses to validate robustness.
• Perform circuit-level design and schematic capture for BMS electronics, including component selection and tolerance analysis.
• Develop and run circuit and system simulations (SPICE, transient, worst case, and system-level models) to validate functionality and margin.
• Support PCB layout and manufacturability; review Gerbers and address power distribution, thermal, and EMC considerations.
• Investigate warranty and quality returns; perform root cause analysis and implement product revisions to resolve field issues.
• Drive supplier investigations and corrective actions; develop and oversee specialized test methods to diagnose failure modes.
• Promote continuous improvement in designs, processes, and supplier quality controls.

Skills

Circuit design

SPICE simulations

System-level design

Tolerance analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Root cause analysis

Prototype testing

Tools

PCB layout review

Gerber files review

SPICE software

Job description

Battery Management Systems Hardware 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 aforementioned worksite. Hence, the employee must live within a reasonable commuting distance from the worksite. Define and manage requirements and system-level design for BMS used in Ford's next generation electrified vehicles. Lead and participate in design reviews and worst-case circuit analyses to validate system robustness. Perform circuit level design and schematic capture for BMS electronics, including component selection and tolerance analysis. Develop and run circuit and system simulations (SPICE, transient, worst case, and system level models) to validate functionality and margin. Support PCB layout and manufacturability: provide placement/routing guidance, review Gerbers, and ensure power distribution, thermal, and EMC considerations are addressed. Investigate warranty and quality returns; perform root cause analysis and implement product revisions to resolve field issues. Drive supplier investigations and corrective actions; develop and oversee specialized test methods to replicate and diagnose failure modes. Evaluate electrical system engineering alternatives across attributes such as cost, weight, packaging, quality, benchmarking, geometry creation, and functional performance. Collaborate with cross-functional teams and other Ford engineers to update requirements in response to system changes. Promote continuous improvement in designs, processes, and supplier quality controls.

EOE.