Ford Motor Company

Product Development Engineer- Power Conversion EVSE D&R

Ford Motor Company • $65K — $166K *
Dearborn, MI 48126In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • B.S. in Electrical Engineering or a related field
  • 3+ years in electrical component design and release or strong experience in Ford Product Design
  • Experience with the complete program lifecycle in a related field
  • Familiarity with CAD/CAE methods
  • Ability to develop quality documentation such as DFMEAs
  • Experience with problem-solving tools like 6-Sigma and 8D
  • Strong communication and leadership skills

Responsibilities

  • Lead design and testing of EVSE for next-generation electrified vehicles
  • Oversee packaging and appearance design with suppliers
  • Coordinate features with the Applications team
  • Release core components through product launch and manage design changes
  • Participate in design reviews and circuit analysis
  • Support vehicle testing and regulatory compliance
  • Collaborate across multiple teams for optimal delivery of vehicle targets

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional growth in the electrification field
  • Collaborative work with various multifunctional teams
  • Hands-on involvement in cutting-edge technology and EV development
  • Hybrid work model requiring onsite presence four days a week
Full Job Description
Job Description

In this position...

The Electrified Powertrain Power Conversion EVSE D&R Engineer will own the design, release, packaging, and certification of Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) for future model battery electric vehicle (BEV) and plug in hybrid vehicle (PHEV/eREV) programs.

We are looking for someone who can work effectively with various functions of a vehicle program team, that is proactive, self-motivated, and pays attention to detail. They must also have strong teamwork, organizational, oral communication, and written communication skills with the ability to progress design solutions while delivering the best compatibility with vehicle targets. The selected candidate will gain experience working with Studio on Class A parts, collaborate with multiple teams, drive future product development, and be part of the growing field of vehicle electrification!

Responsibilities

What you'll do...
  • Lead EVSE design, release, and testing for next generation electrified vehicles
  • Lead packaging (including enclosure) and appearance design efforts together with supplier partner, including any necessary AAR
  • Coordinate features and deliverables with the Applications team
  • Release core components in FEDE BOM and WERS and drawing/model updates from P-release through launch, working with as-installed engineers and supporting change control as needed, report program achievement deliverables
  • Manage Component Design Specifications (CDS) and Design Change Requests (DCR)
  • Participate in Design Reviews and Worst-Case Circuit Analysis
  • Work with EDS and Onboard Power Conversion teams for proper interfaces
  • Work with Vehicle program and Applications teams to meet timing and product delivery
  • Work with Ford Customer Service Division and Energy Services on catalog and service part releases
  • Handle quality foundation documents including Quality History, DFMEA, PFMEA, SCCAF, RCL/RDM, DVP&R, (refer to FMA)
  • Support Supplier phased PPAP process through visits and document review (Control Plan and PFMEA). Understand/support/review/approve PPAP elements such as MSA (GRR), Control Charts, and Capability
  • Support launch of vehicle programs, vehicle testing, offboard testing, regulatory testing, homologation testing, and other Trustmark testing. Support GPDS builds and AIMS resolution with suppliers
  • Evaluate electrical system engineering alternatives for various attributes, including cost, weight, package, quality, benchmarking, geometry creation and functional analysis
  • Collaborate with various multi-functional organizations in jointly identifying the prime alternative recommendation delivering the best compatible solution for quality, cost, weight, and function
  • Work with a team comprised of Tier 1 suppliers, purchasing/STA, manufacturing, attribute teams, interfacing teams, and vehicle team
  • Responsible for production warranty investigation and Assembly plant returns/failures with suppliers to drive containment and elimination of early warranty
  • Problem solving, development of countermeasures, containment actions, corrective actions, and prevent recurrence actions
  • Oral and written communication and Presentation skills to Lead Technical Design Review items before Managers, Chief Engineers and Directors demonstrating component knowledge and technical capability
  • Lead benchmarking efforts for core components, present findings and analyze EVSE architectures and features
  • Work with other core engineers on authoring DVMs and perform the necessary bench and on vehicle testing to ensure component and vehicle operation to requirements.


Qualifications

You'll have...
  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) or related degree
  • 3+ years of experience with electrical component design and release OR strong Ford Product Design and Release experience
  • Previous design and release experience through all program phases in related field
  • Working level knowledge of CAD/CAE methods
  • Experience with developing quality documentation (DVP&R, P-diagrams, DFMEAs etc.)
  • Experience with problem solving tools (6-Sigma, 8D, 3L5W, or similar)
  • Proactive, self-motivated, and attention to detail
  • Strong teamwork, organizational, oral communication, and written communication skills
  • Strong leadership skills, able to effectively interact with multiple internal and external stakeholders
  • Proven ability to handle multiple assignments with competing priorities


Even better, you may have...
  • Master's degree in Electrical Engineering (MSEE)
  • Understand home electrical code requirements
  • 5+ years of experience with electric vehicles and/or charging systems either at the system or component level
  • 5+ years of experience with circuit board design
  • Knowledge of high voltage automotive systems and electric and/or hybrid electric vehicle systems
  • Ability to coordinate CAD and CAE support
  • Experience in Ford WERS/FEDE/AIMS/GPDS/Integrator systems


This position is a salary grade 5 and to salary grade 8 and ranges from $65,100-$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 with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week.

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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
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