Job DescriptionPower Supply Systems Engineer - Electrical/SWAbout Ford and Model E At Ford, we are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We believe in rolling up our sleeves every day to build a better world, together. Being part of Ford means being part of something bigger than ourselves, driving change in how the world moves.
Ford's Model E team is dedicated to delivering the company's vision of a fully electric transportation future. The Model E team is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven, committed to providing an industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You will join an agile team of innovators pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, focusing on what truly matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out.
The Opportunity We are seeking a highly capable and proactive Power Supply Systems Engineer to support the engineering unit and vehicle deliverables for next-generation power supply component systems, crucial for Ford's future vehicles. This role involves comprehensive responsibilities from concept and product definition through development, validation, and launch, ensuring the robustness and performance of our power supply systems.
ResponsibilitiesWhat you'll do:Core Engineering & Development: - Support engineering unit and vehicle deliverables for next-generation power supply component systems that will support Ford's next-generation vehicles.
- Collaborate with suppliers to develop and communicate requirements for new power supply components responsible for energy storage and transformation.
- Define and maintain requirements for the power supply controls, power supply components, and those components that communicate and control all modules using electrical loads.
- Develop Power Supply Level System DFMEAs (Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis), including implementations to manage severity and/or occurrence.
- Define test plans to validate all requirements and functional performance.
- Coordinate cross-functional solutions across component Design & Release teams to achieve power supply system-level and component requirements and objectives.
- Support all quality documents required for manufacturing builds and test requirements.
- Interface with the Architecture team, test team, and all key stakeholders to validate all requirements and key functional performance.
- Troubleshoot power supply components and in-vehicle systems.
- Work in a High Voltage Lab environment.
- Develop testing procedures, create requirements, and collaborate closely with feature system engineers.
Product Definition & Strategy: - Translate product prototypes and structured feedback into detailed user stories and Product Requirement Documents (PRDs) to improve cross-functional clarity and enhance launch quality for power supply systems.
- Define Minimum Viable Product (MVP) scope and roadmap milestones by synthesizing Voice of Customer (VOC) insights and competitive benchmarking data, enabling prioritization of high-impact features, accelerating time-to-launch, and increasing early user engagement.
Data Analysis & Quality Assurance: - Apply principles of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Data Analysis & Visualization, Risk Analysis, Feature Prioritization, FMEA, and Six Sigma methodologies.
- Leverage product analytics to assess churn rate and activation funnels, driving backlog reprioritization across Agile cycles.
- Analyze churn risks by evaluating Net Promoter Score (NPS) trends, feature request frequencies, and usage data.
- Test and validate prototypes in real-world conditions by integrating data to ensure product and performance requirements are met for faster deployment
QualificationsWhat you'll bring (Required Qualifications): - Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- 2+ years of system engineering experience in the automotive industry or a related field.
- 2+ years of design and release experience in the automotive industry or a related field.
Even better, you may have (Preferred Qualifications): - Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechatronics, or a related field.
- 4+ years of automotive industry system engineering experience.
- 4+ years of automotive industry design and release experience.
- 2+ years of product launch experience.
- Experience with JIRA/JAMA/GPDS/Integrator systems.
- Working level knowledge of CAN/CAN-FD, AUTOSAR, and Cyber Securities.
Skills and Attributes: - Proactive, self-motivated, and highly attentive to detail.
- Strong teamwork, organizational, oral communication, and written communication skills.
- Strong leadership skills, with the ability to effectively interact with multiple internal and external stakeholders.
- Proven ability to handle multiple assignments with competing priorities.
Travel Requirements: - Minimal travel is expected, primarily to supplier sites for design reviews or battery assembly build sites if required.
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 childcare 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.
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