Senior Manager of Systems Engineering and Safety

Ford; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Systems Engineer to join their dynamic Electric Vehicles team. This role focuses on systems engineering and safety integration for core vehicle features, ensuring high quality and safety standards. You will collaborate with a diverse team, leveraging your expertise in systems engineering to pioneer innovative solutions for electric vehicles. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a sustainable future and be part of a transformative journey in the automotive industry, where your skills will help shape the future of mobility.

Qualifications

• Experience in systems engineering and integration for vehicle features.
• Strong understanding of safety standards and quality assurance.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and requirements for vehicle systems and features.
• Ensure product meets quality and safety standards throughout development.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Safety Engineering

Integration Testing

Requirements Analysis

Root Cause Analysis

Functional Safety

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Master's Degree in Systems Engineering

Tools

Model-Based Systems Engineering Tools

Simulation Software

Job description

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?

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.

The Systems Engineering & Integration teams at Ford Motor Company Advanced EV are responsible for the design, integration, and testing of all core vehicle features & functions including charging, thermal management, motion controls, fault handling, mode management, and more. This role is focused on systems engineering, safety engineering, & systems integration for all core vehicle features & functions. Examples include Power & Mode Management, Health & Fault Management, Connectivity, Body, Closures, Charging, Passive Safety, and Vehicle Access. Responsibilities include architecture leadership (feature, functional, platform, technical, network), requirements (L1, L2, L3), Functional Safety, Test Plans, Analysis, traceability, and more. We specialize in parallel development of prototype functionality and production designs, enabling rapid feature development without significant technical debt. This requires being hands-on with the product to inform architecture & requirements through root cause analysis, prototype integration, and more.

This role also involves ensuring the product meets quality & safety standards by leveraging existing standards and creating innovative approaches to achieve high quality. Our team oversees the entire systems & safety lifecycle during development and integration into serial-production vehicles.

We leverage diverse backgrounds, including robotics, systems engineering, high-performance software development, embedded and industrial software engineering, hardware engineering, vehicle engineering, battery management, and more.