Ford Motor Company

BMS Design & Release Engineer

Ford Motor Company • $99K — $166K *
Dearborn, MI 48126In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Computer Engineering, or related field.
  • 7+ years of engineering experience with production electronic hardware.
  • Proven ownership of engineering release, change control, and cost/quality targets.
  • Familiarity with DFMEA, DVPR, control plans, and special characteristics.
  • Experience in post-launch quality resolution and warranty investigations.
  • History of collaboration with suppliers on technical deliverables and production readiness.
  • Strong communication skills for presenting to senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Own part numbering, CAD release, and BOM accuracy for BMS assemblies.
  • Assess and communicate cost impacts of design changes; own tooling and mass commitments.
  • Define and manage obsolescence, change management, and end-of-life planning.
  • Lead FMEA, control plans, and warranty investigations to drive product integrity.
  • Maintain the BMS technical timing plan and manage critical paths.
  • Oversee supplier technical delivery and manage any deviations or concessions.
  • Drive technical documentation completion from suppliers for long-term support.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model with flexibility to work on-site four or more days per week.
  • Opportunity to lead innovative projects in cutting-edge battery technology.
  • Access to professional development and growth opportunities.
  • Participation in quality and reliability initiatives.
  • Involvement in cross-functional teams with global impact.
Full Job Description
Job Description

In this position...

This is an expanded design and release (DR) role. The BMS Design Release and Technical Delivery Engineer owns full release and quality accountability for battery management system (BMS) controller assemblies, and in addition owns the technical timing plan and supplier technical delivery for the BMS work stream, from concept through production launch and into the field.
The successful candidate has carried release accountability for production electronic hardware through job one, has owned cost, investment, and quality targets, and is comfortable holding both internal teams and suppliers to committed dates.

Responsibilities

What you'll do...
  • Design Release
    • Own part numbering, drawing and CAD release, engineering change records, and bill of material accuracy - including engineering-to-manufacturing BOM alignment - for all BMS assemblies.
    • Own piece cost, tooling investment, mass, and packaging commitments; assess and communicate the cost impact of every design change.
    • Provide technical input to enclosure design, attachment features, and package sizing.
    • Own obsolescence monitoring, running change management, alternate source qualification, and end-of-life planning.
    • Define service part strategy, serviceability, part marking, labeling, and traceability requirements.
    • Own prototype demand planning and allocation; own manufacturing launch through ramp, including build events, first article inspection, and containment, and the implementation of end-of-line test capability.
  • Quality and Product Integrity
    • Own design FMEA, control plan, special characteristics (SCCAF), and supplier Schedule A; drive resulting action closure.
    • Own the DVPR document and the verification results and traceability record. (Verification methods are authored by the System Architect; execution sits with validation engineering.)
    • Own warranty, reliability, and quality targets; lead warranty investigation, plant returns, and failure analysis.
    • Lead field service actions, including 14D, 5-Why, and recurrence prevention documentation.
    • Represent the BMS work stream in technical and quality review forums; drive campaign prevention and lessons learned.
  • Program Timing
    • Author and maintain the BMS technical timing plan aligned to program gates and vehicle milestones.
    • Own the critical path - tooling, test capacity, and long-lead components - and escalate ahead of the commit point.
    • Drive recovery planning with quantified trade-offs when dates are at risk; identify collisions across hardware, software, and validation work streams.
    • Own gate readiness assessment, go/no-go recommendations, and the cadence of technical review, status, and risk reporting.
  • Supplier Technical Delivery
    • Own supplier technical delivery against statements of work and committed dates; lead supplier reviews and drive open-issue closure.
    • Drive supplier APQP, PPAP, change requests, and capacity assessments to completion.
    • Manage deviations and concessions, including technical assessment, cost impact, and disposition.
    • Drive structured technical documentation from suppliers - design rationale, calibration methodology, diagnostic strategy, toolchains, and test infrastructure - sufficient for Ford engineering to own, modify, and support the design through its production life.


Qualifications

You'll have...
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
  • 7+ years of engineering experience, including design and release accountability for production electronic hardware through launch.
  • Demonstrated ownership of engineering release and change control for a production product, including bill of material accuracy and cost, investment, or quality targets.
  • Experience with core quality documentation - DFMEA, DVPR, control plan, and special characteristics.
  • Experience with post-launch quality resolution, including warranty and field concern investigation.
  • Experience working with suppliers on technical deliverables and production readiness.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presenting recommendations to senior stakeholders.
  • Ability and willingness to travel occasionally, including to supplier and manufacturing sites.


Even better, you may have...
  • Experience releasing high-voltage battery electronics or safety-related electronic control units.
  • Experience with WERS, AIMS, and field service action processes.
  • Experience with electronic control unit hardware and embedded software release processes.
  • Experience managing a global supply base across multiple time zones.
  • Experience with product safety, functional safety, or cybersecurity process requirements applied to electronic control units.
  • Experience establishing internal engineering ownership of externally developed hardware or software, including documentation and toolchain transfer.
  • Experience owning technical timing plans and critical path for a hardware and software deliverable set.
  • Technical Skills
    • Engineering release and change control
    • Bill of material ownership
    • DFMEA, DVPR, control plan, SCCAF
    • Cost, investment, and value engineering
    • Warranty and field concern resolution
    • Program timing, critical path, and gate readiness
    • Long-lead tooling and capacity planning
    • Supplier technical management, APQP/PPAP
    • Obsolescence and running change
    • Service part and traceability requirements
    • Manufacturing launch readiness
  • Location & Travel
    • Location: Hybrid


This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $99,100-$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.

Internal applicants: moving into this role may result in an adjustment to your current compensation based on the posted pay range for this role, taking into consideration your qualifications and other relevant factors.

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

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

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.
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Size
183,000 employees
Market Cap
$44.8 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
-$1.2 billion
Founded
1903
5 Year Trend
-2.1%
Revenue
$127.1 billion
NASDAQ
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