Senior Electrical Systems Integration Engineer, Body Controls

Ford Motor Company • Palo Alto, CA • 5h ago

In this position...

As a Senior Electrical Systems Integration Engineer, Body Controls, you will be a key leader in the electrical system design and integration of components within the body controls subsystem. You will lead the end-to-end integration of these systems, collaborating with cross-functional teams to support product design, vehicle behavior definition, proto@type bring-up, and debugging. You will be responsible for ensuring the seamless operation and performance of these systems, from concept through production. Your work will encompass a wide range of activities, from supplier interaction and design optimization to hardware/software integration and issue resolution.

What you'll do...

Develop component hardware specifications for body controllers, motors, sensors, and switches, collaborating with device owners and supply chain to source components.

Drive electrical architectural direction and decision-making for body subsystems, performing trade studies to optimize cost and performance.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver and maintain robust body controls subsystem boundary and block diagrams.

Define, develop, and integrate body controls features and functions, decomposing user stories and functional safety goals into system requirements.

Develop and mature functional specifications for body controls systems and electronics, ensuring alignment with overall vehicle homologation and regulatory requirements.

Collaborate with software integration team to ensure robust body controls performance and functionality across all operating conditions.

Own and approve Device Transmittals for body controls components, ensuring logical schematics and hardware interfaces are designed to meet all component requirements.

Lead and manage integration of initial proto@type systems including bring-up, debug, and engineering test of proto@type bucks, labcars, and vehicles.

You'll have...

B.S in Electrical, Computer, or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent

6+ years of experience working on complex electrical systems or electronics designs

Strong understanding of electrical engineering fundamentals and ability to apply them to automotive concepts

Proven debugging and diagnostic skills in electrical, mechanical, and software domains

Highly skilled in low voltage systems development, electric vehicle system architecture, functional safety, and component level integration planning

Experience with requirements capture in requirements management software platforms (JAMA, etc.)

Experience with creating and modifying network interface description files

Excellent teamwork, problem-solving, communication, and project management skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills

An eagerness to work cross-functionally in a dynamic environment where you are part of a high performing team

A systems approach to design and development with the desire and curiosity to strive for exceptional delivery execution and continuous improvement

Even better, you may have...

Master's Degree Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering or related fields

Hands-on experience with electrical test equipment (oscilloscopes, DMMs, signal generators, power supplies, etc.)

Experience with body controls feature development and integration from concept through production launch

Experience with Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment (HARA)

Experience with electrical / electro-mechanical devices involving networked microcontrollers and embedded software

Experience with creating and modifying network interface description files is a plus

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 4.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: http://fordcareers.co/GSRHTHDPaloAlto

This position is a range of salary grades 7-8 .

Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

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