Electrical Systems Engineer

Ford Motor Company • Dearborn, MI • 2h ago

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.

Ford Motor Company is seeking an Electrical Systems Engineer to support advanced vehicle development, proto@type builds, and pre-production test platforms. This position serves as a subject matter expert for vehicle electrical architecture, electrical schematics, and custom interface development/ PCB design, in a fast-paced, high-visibility engineering environment.

In this high-visibility position, the engineer will serve as a subject matter expert in vehicle electrical systems, supporting the design, integration, and validation of innovative automotive technologies. Responsibilities include developing and maintaining vehicle electrical architecture, creating and interpreting electrical schematics, and designing custom electrical interfaces and printed circuit boards (PCBs) to support proto@type and testing activities. The role requires close collaboration with cross-functional engineering teams in a fast-paced environment to ensure reliable system performance and successful program execution from concept through validation.

What you'll do...

Development and integration of custom vehicle electrical architectures across proto@type and test platforms

Define and implement vehicle communication networks (CAN, LIN, Automotive Ethernet)

Design and deploy custom electrical interfaces to support instrumentation requirements

Lead analog and digital circuit design and oversee full PCB development lifecycle (design through validation)

Contribute to proto@type builds and key program milestones with hands-on engagement

Apply signal integrity and network robustness principles to ensure reliable operation in harsh automotive environments.

Create electrical schematic documentation and configuration management documentation.

You'll have...

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related engineering discipline

3+ years of experience in electrical systems design, integration, and troubleshooting

3+ years of experience in automotive applications and applicable interfaces such as vehicle CAN network communication bus and vehicle diagnostics

Proven experience delivering end-to-end custom PCB designs

Demonstrated expertise in automotive electrical architecture and troubleshooting

Demonstrated experience ensuring end-to-end system integration and validation, from requirements through design and test results

Experience with resource planning, budget awareness, and cost-conscious engineering decisions

Proficiency with electrical lab and diagnostic equipment

Even better, you may have...

Experience supporting proto@type, advanced development, or pre-production vehicle programs

Hands-on experience with vehicle builds, proto@type PCB fabrication, and test platform electrical integration

Experience supporting product launches or high-visibility engineering initiatives

Strong background in signal integrity and vehicle instrumentation tooling

Familiarity with networking protocols (CAN, XCP, TCP, UDP) and debugging tools (DET, CANalyzer, etc.)

Experience with OrCAD, Kicad, Eagle, etc., schematic and PCB creation tooling

Experience with CAD and PLM tools (e.g., CATIA, AutoCAD, Teamcenter, 3DX)

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 grades 7-8 and ranges from $86,600-140,000.

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 (https://urldefense.com/v3/\_https:/fordcareers.co/GSR\\;!!N\LtwI-RPugbI9wg0dJn!A4v8IaNVoJyk3oepmIevC4CkB26h8slQGD_vd29Ljpcu8XxImhMsbwM8FOwGRo4WYmxYBUgpeGwmzTmauw$)

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

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.

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