Ford Motor Company

Electrical Architect

Ford Motor Company • $74K — $166K *
Dearborn, MI 48126In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
  • 3+ years of experience with automotive electrical architectures
  • 1+ years of experience with automotive microcontrollers and/or microprocessors
  • 1+ years of experience with simulation tools including MATLAB, Simulink
  • Strong analytical skills for effective problem-solving.

Responsibilities

  • Own the definition of the core vehicle electrical hardware architecture for each vehicle program.
  • Capture content of the electrical and software architecture for updates to the platform.
  • Work with functional teams on architectural KPIs like packaging and power utilization.
  • Resolve electrical architectural issues from pre-launch through post-launch.
  • Design future computing platforms integrated with advanced EE architectures.
  • Contribute to the development of next-generation computing solutions for EE architectures.

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
  • Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, and subsidized back-up child care
  • Family building benefits including adoption reimbursement and fertility treatments
  • Vehicle discount program for employees and family members
  • Tuition assistance for further education
  • Established employee resource groups
  • Paid time off for community service
  • Generous holiday schedule, including a week between Christmas and New Year's Day
Full Job Description
Job Description

In this position...

You will be a key member of the Electronics Platform Architecture organization, in the Architecture Integration team. The Architecture Integration team owns definition of the complete vehicle electrical architecture. We work with various teams including the Tech Platform Program (TPP), program system, software teams, various ECU delivery teams and the vehicle architecture teams to fully define the architectural content of the platform and for each program. Key work areas for the team include developing a comprehensive architectural specification for upcoming (yet to launch) vehicle programs and work with various functional teams to validate and document Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Your team is responsible defining the evolution of Ford's electrical architectures.

Responsibilities

What you'll do...
  • Own the definition of the core vehicle electrical hardware architecture for each vehicle program from program creation through post launch.
  • Capture the content of the electrical and software architecture, for defining updates to the platform to support program specific features and functions and for leading the resolution of architectural issues on the programs.
  • Work with various functional teams on the electrical architectural KPIs such as packaging, manufacturing, latency, power utilization (including Key-Off Load), network bandwidth, CPU Utilization, etc.
  • Resolve electrical architectural issues from pre-launch through post launch of the new programs and architecture.
  • Design the future computing platforms, tying into the overall sophisticated EE architectures that drive the company.
  • Be involved Ford's development of sophisticated computing solutions for our next generation EE architectures.


Qualifications

You'll have...
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
  • 3+ years of experience with automotive electrical architectures
  • 1+ years of experience with automotive microcontrollers and/or microprocessors (coursework/internship/co-op experience allowed)
  • 1+ years of experience with simulation tools including MATLAB, Simulink, etc.
  • Strong analytical skills to break down problems and design effective solutions within the model.


Even better, you may have...
  • Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Compute Engineering
  • 5+ years' experience with automotive electrical architectures
  • 3+ years' experience with simulation tools including MATLAB, Simulink, etc.
  • Detailed understanding of vehicle electrical systems and electrical design/development process, including GPDS
  • Experience with automotive and/or other advanced networking
  • Familiarity with ISO 26262
  • Familiarity with vehicle I/O
  • Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills, effectively explaining complex subjects to technical and non-technical stakeholders.


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 of 6 to 8 and ranges from $74,300 - $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.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here

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 #LI-DP1

About Ford Motor Company

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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