Ford Motor Company

Low Voltage Power Supply Architecture Engineer

Ford Motor Company • $79K — $178K *
Dearborn, MI 48126In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics, Mechatronics, Automotive, Systems Engineering, or related field.
  • 3+ years of experience in automotive electrical systems design, analysis, and verification.
  • Solid understanding of Systems Engineering principles and methodologies.
  • Experience with ISO 26262 functional safety standards in the automotive domain.
  • Ability to utilize AI tools for analysis, optimization, or problem-solving.

Responsibilities

  • Develop advanced power supply hardware architectures for vehicle platforms.
  • Apply systems engineering methods to understand and derive vehicle-level power supply requirements.
  • Implement functional safety measures for power supply architectures following ISO 26262 standards.
  • Interface with power supply controls to ensure effective 12V and 48V power management integration.
  • Support the integration of low voltage power net architecture into the complete vehicle.

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 continued education.
  • Paid time off for community service and generous holiday schedules.
Full Job Description
Job Description

In this position...

At Ford, we are driving the future of automotive innovation. Our Low Voltage Power Net Architecture team is at the forefront of this transformation. We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Engineer to join our dynamic and multidisciplinary team.

The Opportunity: In this critical role, you will be part of cutting-edge team revolutionizing automotive power supply architectures for our next-generation vehicles across global platforms. You will play a pivotal role in designing and integrating the foundational electrical systems that power everything from advanced features to autonomous driving capabilities. This position demands a strong systems engineering approach, integrating expertise from electrical design, power distribution and functional safety to deliver robust and innovative solutions.

Responsibilities

What you'll do...

  • Innovate Power Net Architecture Design: Develop cutting-edge power supply hardware architectures (12V and 48V) and advanced power distribution concepts for new vehicle platforms.
  • Lead Systems Engineering: Apply a comprehensive systems engineering methodology to deeply understand vehicle-level requirements and use cases. Derive robust power supply hardware architecture requirements, cascading them effectively to individual power supply components and subsystems.
  • Ensure Functional Safety: Implement functional safety for power supply architectures, meticulously following the ISO 26262 approach and its disciplines to mitigate risks and ensure vehicle safety.
  • Drive Cross-Functional Integration: Act as a key interface with power supply controls to ensure seamless operation of 12V and 48V power management on the hardware architecture. Provide critical support to component engineers and suppliers in developing, integrating, and validating high-performance power components.
  • Collaborate on Vehicle Integration: Support the holistic integration of the low voltage power net architecture into the complete vehicle, working closely with various engineering domains to achieve optimal system performance and packaging.


Qualifications

You'll have...
  • A Bachelor of Science degree in one of the following fields: Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Systems Engineering, or closely related engineering discipline.
  • 3+ years of demonstrated experience in the design, analysis, sizing, and verification of automotive electrical systems, specifically with low voltage power supply architectures (12V and/or 48V).
  • Demonstrated experience and strong understanding of Systems Engineering principles and methodologies.
  • Proven experience in applying ISO 26262 functional safety standards in an automotive domain.
  • Capability to effectively utilize AI tools and methods for analysis, optimization, or problem-solving.


Even better, you may have...
  • Master's degree or Ph.D. in one of the aforementioned engineering fields.
  • 5+ years of experience with complex vehicle electrical architectures and automotive power distribution systems on 12V and 48V.
  • Familiarity with Ford engineering processes and tools, such as Ford Engineering Design Environment (FEDE), Jama, Global Product Development System (GPDS), and Jira.
  • Experience with the advanced simulation tool MATLAB/Simulink and strong understanding of automotive communication.
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively liaise between internal and external stakeholders.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a proactive approach to identifying and resolving complex technical challenges.


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 range of salary grade 6 - 8 and ranges from $79,800 - $178,320.

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.

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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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