Senior Advanced Development Engineer

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 were all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves

Fords Electric Vehicles Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the companys vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customerobsessed entrepreneurial and datadriven and is dedicated to delivering industryleading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. Youll 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.

In this position...
The Development Engineer will support Design Engineers in the development and testing of Fords next
generation batteries power electronics power units and vehicle systems through multiple stages from
initial concept through production validation.

What youll do...

• Collaborate with design engineers and technicians to build modify instrument and test EV
  systems and components.
• Design assembly programing and commissioning of test equipment hardware and control
  systems.
• Define requirements for lab spaces and equipment installation.
• Work directly with facility ops teams for installation and bringup of lab equipment.
• Design and execute experiments to support systems safety hardware and software
  development collecting analyzing and reporting data.
• Implement integration of new parts or systems into prototype tester or vehicles and provide
  feedback to the design team.
• Coordination of maintenance and repairs for lab equipment and tooling.
• Facilitate timecritical instrumentation and of testing for prototyping and vehicle
  development.
• Maintain a test engineering tool kit of equipment sensors and data acquisition systems.
• Develop custom equipment and tooling to support advanced EV systems research.

Youll have

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 2 years of experience supporting electric vehicle architecture & integration development.
• Strong background in mechanical prototyping equipment and test design.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience designing measurement and control systems for complex machines.
• Experience specifying sourcing and setting up sensors and data acquisition systems.
• Experience with 3D modeling software
• Capable of working safely with High Power High Voltage systems

Even better you may have

• Advanced Degree in Engineering or related field.
• 5 years of experience supporting electric vehicle architecture & integration development.
• Handson experience building and launching automotive products and vehicle prototyping.
• Experience with advanced modeling simulation and controls software such as 3DExperience
  LabView MATLAB Veristand TestLab or other related engineering tools.
• A system approach to design and development with the desire for continuous improvement.
• Familiar with error propagation and uncertainty analysis for experimental data collection.

You may not check every box or your experience may look a little different from what weve 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 builderor 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 rampup programs subsidized backup 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 Years Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is a salary grade 8.
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