Product Development Engineer

Do you have an interest in vehicle features, options and control systems? Here is an opportunity to develop the latest cross vehicle sub-system features and technologies.

The Ford Feature Systems Engineer position involves an ownership of features from first concept through development and into production.

You will interact with cutting edge technology to enable home charging of battery electric vehicles and integration with customer's home back-up power.

The ideal candidate is a self starter that has an endless passion for finding / fixing bugs and improving the customer experience.

They must have great communication skills to lead a very large cross functional team to deliver the required functionality from end to end.

This job will challenge you resulting in invaluable experience.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related degree
• 3+ years of experience with vehicle electrical systems and / or features
• Strong learning agility
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams
• Strong systems thinking and analytical skills
• Excellent communication skills both verbally and written, with the ability to quickly understand and articulate complex issues
• Emotional resilience to negotiate cross functional trade-offs

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering
• 5+ years of related experience in an automotive engineering role
• In-depth knowledge of Quality Documents (DFMEA, LFMA, and boundary diagrams)
• Functional knowledge electrical module design, networking, wiring, power distribution, chassis systems, lighting systems, etc.
• Electrical Systems Engineering experience including understanding of systems engineering V model
• Electrical D&R / testing experience
• Working knowledge of home electrical distribution & UI standards

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 to 8

Visa sponsorship is available for this position.