Ford Motor Company

EDS Design Engineer

Ford Motor Company • $138K — $232K *
Long Beach, CA 90805In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • B.S. in Electrical, Mechanical, Electromechanical or Mechatronics Engineering.
  • 5+ years of experience in automotive EDS Design or related fields.
  • Proficiency in 2D & 3D EDS Tooling like NX or CATIA V5.
  • Experience in mass production environments from concept to initial launch.

Responsibilities

  • Own harness families from concept to production, meeting all milestones.
  • Develop 3D vehicle harness designs and collaborate on routing solutions.
  • Resolve critical technical issues related to design integrity and environmental factors.
  • Conduct rigorous reviews to ensure harness robustness and execute validation plans.
  • Define complexity management strategies and update EDS component libraries.
  • Support assembly lines during development to address build issues and ensure timely delivery.
  • Create and review manufacturing documentation for accurate supplier data.
  • Research and implement trends in wiring technology and materials.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work flexibility with potential onsite requirements.
  • Visa sponsorship available for candidates.
Full Job Description
Job Description

As an EDS Design Engineer, you will be at the forefront of defining the "nervous system" for our next-generation electric vehicles. You will be responsible for the end-to-end vehicle-side electrical wire harness design and physical integration, serving as the critical link between architectural theory and vehicle reality.

In this role, you will help realize the vision of a Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV) by optimizing the intersection of electrical connectivity, hardware placement, and mechanical packaging. While your primary focus is the robust physical design and routing of the harness, you will work deeply within the electrical architecture to ensure the system is efficient, manufacturable, and capable of supporting advanced vehicle functions. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive innovation and remain hands-on during vehicle "bring-up" phases to troubleshoot and validate your designs.

Responsibilities

What you'll do...
  • Full Lifecycle Ownership: Own harness families from initial concept through production launch, ensuring all design, engineering, and program milestones are met.
  • 3D Design & Integration: Develop vehicle harness designs in 3D CAD, collaborating with cross-functional teams to find innovative routing solutions while optimizing mass, cost, and packaging efficiency.
  • Technical Problem Solving: Drive resolution for critical technical issues including EMI, thermal protection, mechanical strain, mechanical cycling (durability), and environmental sealing.
  • Design Integrity & Validation: Ensure harness robustness through rigorous packaging reviews and the development and execution of Design Verification Plans and Reports (DVP&R).
  • Component & Complexity Strategy: Define harness protection, retention, and complexity management strategies (variant handling) while collaborating on updating new components into the EDS library.
  • Manufacturing & Launch Support: Support vehicle and Tier I assembly lines during development phases to resolve build issues, confirm change implementation, and ensure on-time delivery.
  • Documentation & Supplier Liaison: Develop and review 2D manufacturing drawings, schematics, and device transmittals to ensure suppliers have accurate data for harness production.
  • Innovation & Research: Conduct research to identify and implement the latest trends in wiring technology, such as automated manufacturing, high-speed data transmission, and advanced materials.


Qualifications

You'll have...
  • B.S. in Electrical, Mechanical, Electromechanical or Mechatronics Engineering.
  • 5+ years of experience designing and developing EDS Designs in an automotive or similar industry (e.g., Aerospace, Medical Device, Robotics).
  • Experience using 2D & 3D EDS Tooling (e.g., NX, Mentor Capital, 3DX, CATIA V5, Zuken, etc.).
  • Proven experience in a mass-production environment, taking a product from initial concept through Job 1/SOP launch.


Even better, you may have...
  • Technical Depth: Strong Electrical Engineering fundamentals and a systems-level approach to design and development.
  • Hands-on Experience: Proven track record of building and launching automotive products, vehicle prototyping, and instrumentation of prototype vehicles in a controlled lab environment.
  • EDS Component Design: Experience designing EDS components such as brackets and retention/protection hardware in plastic and sheet metal, including familiarity with associated manufacturing processes (e.g., injection molding, stamping) and design-for-manufacturability considerations.
  • LV/HV Connection Systems: Familiarity with connector system selection, seals, and terminal retention mechanisms.
  • Analytical Trade-offs: Experience deriving cost, manufacturability, reliability, and failure modes (DFMEA) trade-offs based on specific designs.
  • Tools & Collaboration: Familiarity with Confluence and Jira for task management in a fast-paced, iterative development cycle.
  • Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills with an eagerness to work cross-functionally in a high-performing, dynamic environment.
  • Agile Mindset: A desire and curiosity to strive for exceptional delivery execution and continuous improvement.


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!

This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $138,800-$232,700.
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 available for this position.

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. #LI-Hybrid

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Ford Motor Company manufactures or distributes automobiles in addition to offering financial services. The company sells to dealerships for retail sales, and for sale to fleet customers, including commercial fleet customers, daily rental car companies, and governments. Ford’s vehicle portfolio includes automobiles, buses, tractors, and trucks. Retail financing includes retail installment sale contracts for new and used vehicles, and direct financing leases for new vehicles to retail customers, government entities, daily rental car companies, and fleet customers. Finance receivables in the non-consumer portfolio include products offered to automotive dealers. Ford’s environmental initiatives include compressed natural gas, flexible fuel vehicles, electric drive vehicles, Hydrogen, PC power management, and so on. Ford Motor Company was founded by Henry Ford in 1903 and is headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan.

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Learn more about Ford Motor Company
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
F
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