Mechatronic Subsystems Engineer - Climate Control Electronics

Ford, Inc; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 84,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Family care days

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Ford is seeking a highly capable Electrical/Mechatronics engineer to join the Climate Control Electronics team. You will own all product deliverables from concept to production, acting as a technical leader while coordinating with engineers, suppliers, and PMT/PVT to ensure cost, quality, and timing objectives are met.

You will lead development documents, participate in Design Reviews, and drive timely issue resolution across a range of automotive ECUs and climate control systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Systems, or Controls Engineering.
• Strong knowledge of Electrical & Electronics Engineering and Systems Engineering.
• Experience delivering programs and managing cross-functional teams.
• Ability to learn engineering computer systems (WERS, AVBOM, PPM Audit, Digital Buck, Team Center, Integrator, MS Office).
• Strong communication and leadership skills for cross-functional cooperation.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of engineering requirements at each development milestone.
• Support prototype builds, product launches, and service issues.
• Manage product financial status and approve cost changes.
• Collaborate with Climate and Lighting team and supplier teams to develop robust solutions.
• Partner with Vehicle Electrical PMT and PVT to launch mechatronics components.
• Support creation of DFMEA, specifications, D/PVR&R, WCCA, and device transmittals.
• Lead Technical Design Reviews for module hardware and interfaces.
• Lead cross-functional teams to resolve program-specific engineering issues.
• Apply fault tree analysis and Is/Is Not analysis for failure detection.
• Lead CAN data collection/analysis and review schematics/EDS.
• Develop solutions to revise or add features to mechatronics components.
• Lead resolution of warranty and quality issues.

Skills

Electrical & Electronics Eng

Systems Engineering

Program delivery

Communication & Leadership

CAN data analysis

Education

Electrical/Mechatronics/Controls Eng degree

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

WERS

AVBOM

PPM Audit

Digital Buck

Team Center

Integrator

MS Office

CANalyzer

Job description

If you possess exceptional business acumen and the ability to see the forest AND the trees, you can make the most of your unique insight and expertise as part of Ford’s Global Strategy team. We provide the thought leadership that helps advance Ford’s strategic objectives. We translate information into action as we apply in-depth knowledge to enable timely decisions and responsible allocation of enterprise resources., Ford’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company’s vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You’ll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams.

In this position...

The Climate Control Electronics team is design-responsible for the electronic control units (ECUs) that power and control climate control systems across Ford's vehicle lineup. This includes systems supporting blower motors, switches, heated seats, and touch screen features that interface with Ford's broader electrical architecture and vehicle programs.

What you’ll do...

In this role, you will own all product deliverables required to deliver a robust electronics solution for your assigned vehicle program, from concept through launch and into production. You will act as a technical leader and cross-functional collaborator, ensuring engineering requirements are met at every stage of the Ford product development process while managing cost, quality, and timing.

• Lead the delivery of all engineering requirements at each development milestone, as defined by the Ford product development process.
• Support all vehicle prototype builds, product launches, and service issues.
• Manage product financial status; review proposals to increase or decrease cost and secure approval for changes through the Ford management approval process.
• Serve as an interactive, key member of the Climate and Lighting team, collaborating closely with engineers, application teams, and supplier teams to support the product and develop robust solutions.
• Partner with the Vehicle Electrical Program Management Team (PMT) and Program Vehicle Team (PVT) to launch the mechatronics component during prototype and production launch phases.
• Support development of robust foundation documents, including but not limited to: DFMEA, specifications, D/PVP&R, worst-case circuit analysis (WCCA), and device transmittals.
• Support Technical Design Reviews (TDR) for module hardware design requirements and module interfaces.
• Lead cross-functional teams — including vehicle system engineers, other commodity owners, network communications engineers, manufacturing/vehicle operations engineers, and commodity suppliers — to drive timely resolution of program-specific engineering issues:
• Leverage failure detection strategies such as fault tree analysis, fishbone diagrams, and Is/Is Not analysis.
• Lead troubleshooting and problem resolution using vehicle CAN network tools; collect and analyze CAN data and review system schematics and vehicle EDS as required.
• Develop solutions to revise or add features to the appropriate mechatronics component.
• Lead resolution of warranty and quality issues.

You’ll have...

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Systems Engineering, Controls Engineering, or a related technical field
• Strong knowledge of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Systems Engineering, Software Delivery System requirements and specifications.
• Able to learn the various engineering computer systems (WERS, AVBOM, PPM Audit, Digital Buck, Team Center, Integrator, MS Office, etc.)
• Experience and expertise in program delivery.
• Strong Communication and Leadership Skills for cross-functional cooperation and issue resolution

Even better, you may have...

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Controls Engineering, or Systems Engineering.
• Working knowledge of Ford D&R process preferred.
• Experience with electronic circuit design, board layout, and electronic module manufacturing
• Strong analytical skills (including 8D, 6-Panel, FMEA)
• Experience with MS Office, Vector tools such as CANalyzer, use of an oscilloscope and other troubleshooting tools; experience with Ford product development system applications is a plus ( WERS, AVBOM, PPM Audit, Digital Buck, Team Center, Integrator)

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

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:

• 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 7-8 and ranges from $84,480 - $152,120.00 - 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.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid #LI-KD1