Job Description
In this position...
Perform the CAE analysis and review the DTs. Analyze and identify critical hardware components affecting circuit performance, including electrical characteristics, tolerances, environmental factors, and system-level interactions, while contributing to Product Development efforts that apply design thinking and user experience methods
Responsibilities
What you'll do...
Perform CAE analysis but creating / validating component models in Saber or other simulation tools.
Perform WCCA for products utilizing engineering principles. Apply best practices, lessons learned and innovative design techniques to achieve a reliable product at a competitive cost.
Review circuits schematic and PCB layout implementation using industry standard tools.
Strive to simplify the design, make it easy to manufacture, mistake proof, attempt to anticipate areas of large variation and attempt to maximize design robustness.
Perform tolerance stack up/worst case circuit analyses (Extreme Value, RMS or Monte Carlo as required). - Capture and codify WCCA lessons learned.
Perform power integrity (PDN, IRdrop) and signal integrity analysis as required.
Generate professional reports and make changes as necessary based on findings.
Confer with other engineering team and cross functional team members on a frequent basis to ensure all aspects of the design are coming together seamlessly.
Participate in technical design reviews to ensure compliance to design requirements.
Define stress test routines required to validate functional sections.
Document failure modes and feedback to improve design requirements.
Lead the resolution of functional abnormalities observed in module designs.
Ensure Ford and industry lessons learned are documented in the associated quality history
Qualifications
You'll have...
Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field of study
Experience in Electronic Circuit disciplines and processes
Experience with circuit analysis software tools, e.g. Mathcad, and simulation tools: Spice, Saber, etc.
Experience with vehicle communication protocols CAN, LIN, Automotive Ethernet Even better, you may have...
5+ years' Experience in specialized complex hardware and embedded software systems
Knowledgeable on microprocessors, solid state memory, cameras, displays and sensors
Working knowledge of industry standard interfaces (e.g. I2C, SPI, Ethernet, LVDS, DDR, PCI, I2S, A2B, etc.) - Experience working with test equipment (e.g. programable power supplies, DMMs, oscilloscopes, logic and network analyzers, temperature chambers, etc.) - Proficient in simulation tools for signal integrity and power management circuitry.
Experience in specialized complex hardware and embedded software systems.
Familiar with automotive reliability requirements, and component selection for automotive electronics.
Familiar with automotive EMC requirements and good design practices for EMC robust design.
Ability to communicate effectively with business users and engineering professionals (e.g. globally distributed teams, ability to adjust communications appropriately for the audience, work with all levels of management and diverse work groups, etc.)
Even better, you may have...
10+ years of experience in electronics circuits design, modeling and analysis, preferably in a high reliability industry (automotive, aero-space, medical, etc.)
Motivated and self-starter.
Collaboration and leadership skills.
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!
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 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 8 and ranges from $96,720-162,120.
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 not 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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