Technical Systems Integration Engineer

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow’s transportation.

Do you have what it takes to make smart vehicles for a smart world? Join the Ford Product Development team. Utilizing Design Thinking & User Experience methods, you’ll work to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We’re seeking forward-thinking, laser-focused professionals with a passion for bringing innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to such advancements as autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more!

What you’ll be able to do: 

Technical Systems Integration Engineer - positions offered by Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, Michigan). Note, this is a hybrid position whereby the employee will work both from home and from the aforementioned worksite. Hence, the employee must live within a reasonable commuting distance from the aforementioned worksite.  Develop vehicle systems electrical schematics that deliver compatible form and function that provide logical connectivity, electrical power distribution and grounding for all electric components (electronic modules, sensors, actuators, motors, etc.), while meeting all regulatory and company specific requirements, and executing corporate standards for Failure Mode Avoidance. Support prototype build events, including but not limited to Electrical Breadboard environment and Protype Vehicle, with the responsibility to flash and configure electronic modules, execute modules diagnostics self-test routines, perform functional tests, understand and solve Electronics Systems Integration issues that may happen due to hardware or software maturity, collect vehicle CAN communication logs to support troubleshoot work, interface with design engineers from other functional areas to root cause issues. Review the results of all Design Verification Tests that are needed to validate the Electrical Systems requirements to attest the outcomes meet or exceed the pass criteria - failures must be investigated, remediated, and retested to ensure effectiveness of any design change. Support Assembly Plant launch builds by providing “in loco” assistance during pre-production and production ramp-up builds, providing technical expertise to triage and root cause problems that may impact vehicle processing trough automated End Of Line tests, ensuring final product quality meets corporate standards. Domestic Travel Required up to 30%. 

You'll have... 

Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electronics Engineering, Automotive Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Automotive Engineering Technology or related field and 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or related occupation. 5 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Designing vehicle level Electrical Systems Schematics. 2. Utilizing CAN Tools (Vector or Intrepid) to collect CAN logs, flash and configure modules. 3. Analyzing CAN logs to trace ECU communication, evaluate bus utilization and presence of error frames. 4. Utilizing electronics testing tools (oscilloscope and meters) to verify electrical circuit integrity, electrical signal form and quality. 3 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Analyzing Vehicle System Level test results for fuse pull and ground lift tests, evaluating performance results and proposing corrective actions when needed. 2. Utilizing the knowledge of Vehicle Electrical Systems Integration to execute initial issue triage assessment and assist functional areas performing root cause analysis. 3. Utilizing Failure Mode Avoidance tools to develop a robust design for Vehicle Electrical Systems Schematics, updating the FMA documentation with new failure modes when needed.

We are offering a salary of $127,379.00 - $167,100.12/yr. 

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 the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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.

For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:

https://fordcareers.co/GSR-HTHD

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