EV Harness & SDV Systems Engineer (Hybrid)

Ford-Motor-Company; Palo Alto (CA); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 227,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Flexible family care days

Vehicle discount program

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking an EDS Integration Engineer for the Advanced EV Team in Palo Alto, CA. You will lead end-to-end electrical wire harness design and integration for our next-generation Model e vehicles, bridging architecture and real-world assembly during lab-car bring-up and vehicle testing.

You will optimize harness topology for mass, cost, and weight while collaborating with cross-functional teams on Functional Safety (ISO 26262) and data integrity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in EDS design and development within automotive, aerospace, or complex robotics industries.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with professional EDS ECAD tooling (Mentor Capital, Zuken E3, or Vector Preevision).
• Proven experience in a mass-production environment, taking a product from initial concept through Job 1/launch.
• Deep understanding of Electrical Engineering fundamentals (Ohm’s Law, voltage drop, thermal management, and circuit protection).

Responsibilities

• Drive the electrical wiring system design from concept to production, focusing on the transition toward Zonal power and data distribution to minimize mass and maximize vehicle efficiency.
• Architect and integrate diverse voltage platforms, leading wire sizing, fuse coordination, and terminal selection based on steady-state and transient power profiles.
• Design for signal integrity across the vehicle’s data backbone, managing shielded circuits for ADAS sensors, Automotive Ethernet, and other high-bandwidth communication protocols.
• Partner with Subsystem engineers to establish harness partitioning and complexity strategies to minimize wire count, optimize cost, and reduce weight.
• Influence the design of grounding and network topologies while collaborating on Functional Safety (ISO 26262) assessments.
• Develop logical and physical electrical schematics using ECAD tools, owning the resolution of integration issues.
• Support Labcar and prototype vehicle builds as the primary lead for electrical bring-up, circuit troubleshooting, and validating system-level changes.
• Review 2D drawings and 3D routing to ensure supplier readiness while investigating new harness technologies to push EV design forward.

Skills

Electrical engineering

System integration

Bring-up and testing

Power and data distribution

Signal integrity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Mechatronics Engineering

Tools

Mentor Capital

Zuken E3

Vector Preevision

Job description

Ford Motor Company is seeking an EDS Integration Engineer for the Advanced EV Team in Palo Alto, CA. You will lead end-to-end electrical wire harness design and integration for our next-generation Model e vehicles, bridging architecture and real-world assembly during lab-car bring-up and vehicle testing.

You will optimize harness topology for mass, cost, and weight while collaborating with cross-functional teams on Functional Safety (ISO 26262) and data integrity.