Ford's Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company's vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You'll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams. We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we're all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?
What you'll do...
The Fuel Cell Electrical Research Engineer will have the key responsibility to design, develop, and integrate high voltage and low voltage electrical components within the fuel cell system and hydrogen storage system. In particular, the role will involve the electrical engineering and calibration of the fuel cell and hydrogen storage component electrical interfaces and power electronics including the power transfer unit, inverters, and controllers.
This is an opportunity to participate in the research and advanced engineering of the fuel cell and hydrogen storage technology at Ford. The mission of the Ford Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Storage Research team is to develop an efficient, competitive, and robust fuel cell and hydrogen storage system technologies for a series production program. This position will focus on the development of robust electrical system designs, prompt fault resolution, and generation of innovative solutions for emerging technical challenges. The individual will be part of a collaborative team working with other Ford development engineers and suppliers for the benefit of the environment, sustainability and electrification strategy at Ford Motor Company.
Responsibilities:
Research & develop low voltage and high voltage electrical architectures for fuel cell systems and hydrogen storage systems, including establishing requirements, optimize design solutions, and validate hardware.
Develop low voltage and high voltage wiring schematics for proto@type fuel cell systems and hydrogen storage systems, for both test stand and vehicle applications
Oversee electrical designs and harnesses for proto@type fuel cell systems and hydrogen storage systems
Conduct research on fuel cell system high voltage topology, including high voltage power electronic design
Develop/test power electronics and electronic components for fuel cell systems and hydrogen storage systems, including controllers, inverters, sensors, switches, electro-mechanical actuators, motors. and wiring.
Support Ford fuel cell system and hydrogen storage system research development and failure mode avoidance for engineering milestones and advancing the technology.
Conduct and support testing of fuel cell stacks and systems, including data analysis
Support the development of fuel cell system and hydrogen storage system research analytical models
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Science in Engineering: Electrical or related degree, or foreign equivalency degree, or a combination of equivalent experience and education
5+ years of experience in fuel cell system, stack, and/or hydrogen storage systems.
3+ years of experience in automotive electrical design including wiring of actuators, sensors and controllers
3+ years of experience with high voltage applications working with power electronics, contactors, high voltage connectors, high voltage cables, ground fault protection fusing and/or safety interlocks
Experience with low voltage automotive electrical system design, digital communication protocols such as CAN, SENT, and electrical system testing
Knowledge of LabView, MatLab Simulink, and circuit design software
Experience working with cross functional teams and driving product development issues to resolution
Even better, you may have...
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 6.
For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSRSP1
This position is a range of salary grades 6-8.
Visa sponsorship is available for this position.
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