BMS Design & Release Engineer

Lincoln Motor Company; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Paid holidays

Job summary

Ford Motor Company seeks an experienced engineer to own Design Release for BMS assemblies, manage BOM accuracy, and oversee cost and packaging decisions. You will coordinate supplier delivery and drive program timing from concept to production launch, ensuring quality and traceability across the field.

You will lead DFMEA/DVPR activities, support warranty and field investigations, and collaborate with global suppliers to meet program milestones and risk reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field is required.
• 7+ years engineering experience with design and release accountability.
• Ownership of engineering release and change control for production hardware.
• Experience with DFMEA, DVPR, control plan, SCCAF.
• Experience with warranty and field issue resolution.
• Experience collaborating with suppliers on technical deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Own Design Release, BOM ownership, cost and mass commitments, and packaging.
• Define service part strategy, labeling, and traceability requirements.
• Own prototype demand planning and manufacturing launch through ramp.
• Lead warranty investigations, plant returns, and failure analysis.
• Drive supplier technical delivery and APQP/PPAP processes.
• Manage gate readiness, go/no-go decisions, and risk reporting.
• Represent BMS work stream in technical reviews and lessons learned.
• Drive program timing and critical path for hardware and software deliverables.

Skills

Engineering release

Bill of materials ownership

DFMEA

DVPR

Warranty resolution

Program timing

Supplier management

Communications

Travel readiness

Education

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

Job description

Our advanced energy team is a dynamic division dedicated to powering the future through advanced electric vehicle (EV) battery systems and related electrified energy solutions. As we scale these advanced electrification initiatives, we are seeking technically strong engineers who can help establish the foundation for our product execution, safety strategy, and vehicle readiness.

In this position...

This is an expanded design and release (DR) role. The BMS Design Release and Technical Delivery Engineer owns full release and quality accountability for battery management system (BMS) controller assemblies, and in addition owns the technical timing plan and supplier technical delivery for the BMS work stream, from concept through production launch and into the field.

The successful candidate has carried release accountability for production electronic hardware through job one, has owned cost, investment, and quality targets, and is comfortable holding both internal teams and suppliers to committed dates.

What you'll do...

• Design Release

• Own part numbering, drawing and CAD release, engineering change records, and bill of material accuracy — including engineering-to-manufacturing BOM alignment — for all BMS assemblies.

• Own piece cost, tooling investment, mass, and packaging commitments; assess and communicate the cost impact of every design change.

• Provide technical input to enclosure design, attachment features, and package sizing.

• Own obsolescence monitoring, running change management, alternate source qualification, and end‑of‑life planning.

• Define service part strategy, serviceability, part marking, labeling, and traceability requirements.

• Own prototype demand planning and allocation; own manufacturing launch through ramp, including build events, first article inspection, and containment, and the implementation of end‑of‑line test capability.

• Quality and Product Integrity

• Own design FMEA, control plan, special characteristics (SCCAF), and supplier Schedule A; drive resulting action closure.

• Own the DVPR document and the verification results and traceability record. (Verification methods are authored by the System Architect; execution sits with validation engineering.)

• Own warranty, reliability, and quality targets; lead warranty investigation, plant returns, and failure analysis.

• Lead field service actions, including 14D, 5-Why, and recurrence prevention documentation.

• Represent the BMS work stream in technical and quality review forums; drive campaign prevention and lessons learned.

• Program Timing

• Author and maintain the BMS technical timing plan aligned to program gates and vehicle milestones.

• Own the critical path — tooling, test capacity, and long‑lead components — and elevate ahead of the commit point.

• Drive recovery planning with quantified trade‑offs when dates are at risk; identify collisions across hardware, software, and validation work streams.

• Own gate readiness assessment, go/no‑go recommendations, and the cadence of technical review, status, and risk reporting.

• Supplier Technical Delivery

• Own supplier technical delivery against statements of work and committed dates; lead supplier reviews and drive open‑issue closure.

• Drive supplier APQP, PPAP, change requests, and capacity assessments to completion.

• Manage deviations and concessions, including technical assessment, cost impact, and disposition.

• Drive structured technical documentation from suppliers — design rationale, calibration methodology, diagnostic strategy, toolchains, and test infrastructure — sufficient for Ford engineering to own, modify, and support the design through its production life.

You'll have...

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.

• 7+ years of engineering experience, including design and release accountability for production electronic hardware through launch.

• Demonstrated ownership of engineering release and change control for a production product, including bill of material accuracy and cost, investment, or quality targets.

• Experience with core quality documentation — DFMEA, DVPR, control plan, and special characteristics.

• Experience with post‑launch quality resolution, including warranty and field concern investigation.

• Experience working with suppliers on technical deliverables and production readiness.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presenting recommendations to senior stakeholders.

• Ability and willingness to travel occasionally, including to supplier and manufacturing sites.

Even better, you may have...

• Experience releasing high‑voltage battery electronics or safety‑related electronic control units.

• Experience with WERS, AIMS, and field service action processes.

• Experience with electronic control unit hardware and embedded software release processes.

• Experience managing a global supply base across multiple time zones.

• Experience with product safety, functional safety, or cybersecurity process requirements applied to electronic control units.

• Experience establishing internal engineering ownership of externally developed hardware or software, including documentation and toolchain transfer.

• Experience owning technical timing plans and critical path for a hardware and software deliverable set.

Technical Skills

• Engineering release and change control

• Bill of material ownership

• DFMEA, DVPR, control plan, SCCAF

• Cost, investment, and value engineering

• Warranty and field concern resolution

• Program timing, critical path, and gate readiness

• Long‑lead tooling and capacity planning

• Supplier technical management, APQP/PPAP

• Obsolescence and running change

• Service part and traceability requirements

• Manufacturing launch readiness

Location & Travel

• Location: Hybrid

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:

Benefits

• 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 8 and ranges from $99,100-$166,200.

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.

Internal applicants: moving into this role may result in an adjustment to your current compensation based on the posted pay range for this role, taking into consideration your qualifications and other relevant factors.

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

Visa sponsorship is not 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.