Power Electronics Engineer - Inverter

Ford; Long Beach, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 116,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Parental leave

Tuition assistance

Vehicle discount

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Ford’s EVDD team is seeking an Electrical Engineer to develop traction inverters for electric vehicle applications. You’ll design, test, and validate circuits and PCB layouts, performing analyses and collaborating across engineering disciplines.

This role emphasizes hands-on hardware development, high voltage testing, and cross-functional teamwork to deliver automotive power electronics solutions. The position is hybrid in the United States, with salary grade 7 and a broad benefits package

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 2+ years of experience in power electronics product development.
• Hands-on experience with schematic capture and circuit simulation/analysis tools.
• Hands-on experience with PCB layout for signal integrity and manufacturability.
• Hands-on experience with high voltage power electronics testing and validation.
• Familiar with IGBT, MOSFET devices and power modules.

Responsibilities

• Develop traction inverters for electric vehicle applications.
• Design, bring-up, characterize and troubleshoot traction inverters.
• Design and validate circuit schematics and PCB layout.
• Perform complex circuit design analysis, thermal analysis, and control analysis.
• Perform failure analysis.
• Support design validation and end-of-line tests specifications.
• Collaborate with mechanical design, software, system, project management, and supply chain functions.

Skills

Power electronics

Schematic capture

PCB layout

HV testing

IGBT/MOSFET knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Circuit simulation tools

PCB layout tools

HV testing equipment

Job description

We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

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.

What you’ll do…

• Develop traction inverters for electric vehicle applications.
• Design, bring-up, characterize and troubleshoot traction inverters.
• Design and validate circuit schematics and PCB layout.
• Perform complex circuit design analysis, thermal analysis, and control analysis.
• Perform failure analysis.
• Support design validation and end-of-line tests specifications.
• Collaborate with mechanical design, software, system, project management, supply chain functions throughout the organization.

You’ll have…

• Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• 2+ years of experience in power electronics product development
• Hands-on experience of schematic capture and circuit simulation & analysis tools.
• Hands-on experience of PCB layout for better signal integrity and manufacturability
• Hands-on experience with high voltage power electronics testing and validation.
• Familiar with IGBT, MOSFET etc. devices and power modules

Even better, you may have…

• Experience with EMI troubleshooting
• Familiar with three phase inverters and motor control
• Experience with safety-critical automotive hardware development
• Familiar with industry standards and regulatory requirements for power electronics products.

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:

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 and ranges from $115,800-193,680. 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.

Visa sponsorship is 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.

This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week.