Product Development Engineer

Ford Model e U.S.; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Parental leave

Vehicle discount

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Product Development Engineer to define, own, and enforce electronic hardware and interface requirements for critical closure subsystems, including Door, Frunk, and Rear Gate Control Units. You will ensure robust hardware design and IC selection across ambient ranges and maintain interfaces for vehicle programs from concept to production.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in electrical engineering with 5+ years in automotive circuit design, familiarity with schematic

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.
• 5+ years in electronic circuit design for automotive control systems.
• Understanding of analog and digital hardware in automotive.
• Experience across the product development lifecycle from concept to production.
• Ability to read automotive electrical schematics and manage EMC considerations.

Responsibilities

• Define, own, and enforce electronic hardware and interface requirements for closure subsystems.
• Maintain rigorous requirements across body module interfaces for vehicle programs.
• Ensure robust hardware design and IC selection across ambient ranges.
• Collaborate to ensure design meets production constraints from concept to mass production.

Skills

Electrical Eng BSc

5+ years exp

Schematic reading

EMC knowledge

WCCA analysis

Lab equipment

PCB design

Problem solving

Communication skills

Analog & Digital HW

Education

Master's in Electrical Eng

Bachelor's in Electrical Eng

Tools

CANalyzer

CANoe

WERS

FEDEBOM

Team Center

3DX

Job description

In this position...

A Product Development Engineer is responsible for defining, own, and enforcing the electronic hardware and interface requirements for critical closure subsystems within Ford's electrical architectures. These subsystems include, but are not limited to, Door Control Units, Frunk Control Units, and Rear Gate Control Units, which integrate a multitude of body module functionalities such as load profile management, power bus control, Key Off Load management, window control, and other door & gate subsystems.

This role is critical in ensuring robust hardware design, efficient IC selection, and adherence to component capabilities across all functional electrical and ambient ranges. The Core Closure Electronic Engineer will maintain rigorous requirements across body module interfaces for applicable vehicle programs, from concept to production.

You'll have...

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering
• 5+ years of experience in electronic circuit design, specifically within automotive control systems or similar complex embedded hardware
• Thorough understanding of analog and digital hardware systems, particularly as applied to automotive control systems
• In-depth knowledge of the automotive product development lifecycle from concept to mass production
• Proficiency in reading and interpreting automotive electrical distribution schematics
• Solid understanding of EMC specifications and mitigation techniques
• Proficiency in engineering analysis methods, including Worst Case Circuit Analysis (WCCA) using tools like MathCAD or similar simulation software
• Proficiency with laboratory test equipment (e.g., multi-meters, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power analyzers)
• Experience with PCB design and manufacturing processes
• Strong critical thinking and complex problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to convey complex technical information effectively.

Even better, you may have...

• Master's degree in electrical engineering
• 10+ years of experience in electronic circuit design or similar experience within the automotive industry
• Familiarity with the Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)
• Experience with Vector tools such as CANalyzer or CANoe
• Proficiency with Ford product development system applications (e.g., WERS, FEDEBOM, Team Center, Integrator, 3DX, etc)

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,

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 childcare 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 5-8, and ranges from $65,100-$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.

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.

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

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