Ford Motor Company

Electrical Systems Engineer

Ford Motor Company • $86K — $166K *
Allen Park, MI 48101In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
5 days ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or related field.
  • 5-7+ years of experience in automotive electrical systems.
  • Experience in new vehicle launch environments.
  • Proficiency with Ford engineering tools and processes (GPDS, FEDE, WERS, AIMS, DFMEA).
  • Technical experience with CAN tools (including CAN log collection, module software flashing, Bus Queries).

Responsibilities

  • Lead design of Ford Performance-specific electrical content and coordinate technical reviews.
  • Oversee surveys with engineers to ensure accurate interface transmittals for EDS wiring.
  • Develop and validate Design Verification (DV) requirements and conduct validation testing.
  • Support vehicle assembly builds and represent the electrical team during evaluation drives.
  • Troubleshoot electrical issues using breadboards, CAN tools, and data logging equipped systems.
  • Manage Full Service Suppliers (FSS) and deliver programs meeting performance targets.
  • Utilize Ford's engineering suite (FEDE, WERS, AIMS, etc.) to ensure project deliverables are met.

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
  • Flexible family care days and paid parental leave.
  • Vehicle discount program for employees and family members.
  • Tuition assistance for ongoing education.
  • Generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year.
  • Support for community service through paid time off for individual and team efforts.
Full Job Description
Job Description

In this position...
  • The Ford Performance Electrical Team is seeking an independent, empowered, and passionate Electrical Systems Integration Engineer.
  • In this role, you will be the technical glue that holds our vehicle programs together, leading the pre-design, design, and launch phases of current and future Ford Performance programs.
  • You will ensure that the "Ford Racing DNA" is woven into every electrical circuit and system we build.


Responsibilities

What you'll do...
  • Drive Design & Development: Lead the design of Ford Performance-specific electrical content, coordinating technical reviews between component and EDS (Electrical Distribution System) engineers to ensure total system integrity.
  • Bridge the Gap: Survey engineers for electrical interfaces and ensure device transmittals are accurately populated in VSEM to support EDS wiring development.
  • Validate Excellence: Build Design Verification (DV) requirements for system-level functions and perform rigorous validation testing to ensure product compliance.
  • Own the Launch: Support vehicle builds onsite at assembly plants, represent the electrical team on evaluation drives, and manage BOM sign-offs for pre-production events.
  • Solve Complex Problems: Root cause and resolve electrical issues as they arise, utilizing breadboards, CAN tools, and data logging to troubleshoot modules and systems.
  • Lead Partners: Manage Full Service Suppliers (FSS) and internal/external resources to deliver programs on time and to performance targets.
  • Navigate Tools: Utilize Ford's engineering suite (FEDE, WERS, AIMS, JIRA, 5/8Ds, QUIP, eCATs) to manage deliverables throughout the GPDS lifecycle.


Qualifications

You'll have...
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
  • 5-7+ years of experience in automotive electrical systems.
  • Experience in new vehicle launch environments.
  • Proficiency with Ford engineering tools and processes (GPDS, FEDE, WERS, AIMS, DFMEA).
  • Technical experience with CAN tools (CAN log collection, module software flashing, Bus Queries, VSCS, or Novellus Data Logger).

Even better, you may have...
  • Master's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
  • A deep-seated passion for performance vehicles.
  • Proven ability to handle complex tasks under compressed "racing-speed" timelines.
  • Strong "One Ford" leadership behaviors with the ability to build relationships across multi-functional teams (Studio, Purchasing, Body Engineering, and Vehicle Operations).

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 7 and ranges from $86,600-$144,900.

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.

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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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
* Ladders Estimates

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