Lead Power Electronics & Drive-Unit Design Engineer

Lincoln Motor Company; Long Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 284,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Family care days

Vehicle discount

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Ford is seeking a Power Electronics Product Design Lead Engineer to head architecture, assembly design, and validation of drive unit inverters from concept to production. You will drive next-gen power electronics architecture, own top-level assemblies, and lead DV tests with manufacturing collaboration.

The role requires a Mechanical Engineering degree and 7+ years of experience in power electronics or related fields, with strong CAD/GD&T skills and leadership abilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• 7+ years of experience designing and releasing power electronics or similar products.
• Strong engineering fundamentals and good judgment.

Responsibilities

• Drive power electronics mechanical architecture development, including sizing, layout and trade studies.
• Own top-level assemblies with GD&T and change management.
• Lead mechanical systems engineering activities including FMEA and DV test case generation.
• Collaborate with manufacturing to review controls plans and PV test campaigns.
• Create and execute system and component test/validation plans.
• Develop production system-level test specifications with in-house teams.
• Triage and manage design/build/test issues from prototype to production.
• Lead sustaining engineering from investigation to permanent corrective actions.

Skills

3D CAD

GD&T

Tolerance analysis

assembly management

strong communication

problem solving

leadership

project management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Catia

3DX

Job description

Ford is seeking a Power Electronics Product Design Lead Engineer to head architecture, assembly design, and validation of drive unit inverters from concept to production. You will drive next-gen power electronics architecture, own top-level assemblies, and lead DV tests with manufacturing collaboration.

The role requires a Mechanical Engineering degree and 7+ years of experience in power electronics or related fields, with strong CAD/GD&T skills and leadership abilities.