IVI Hardware Architecture Technical Specialist

Fords Electric Vehicles Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the companys 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. 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 IVI Hardware Architecture - Technical Specialist is a senior hands-on individual-contributor role responsible for the hardware architecture technical direction and engineering maturity of Ford in-vehicle infotainment electronic control units and their key electrical interfaces. The Technical Specialist provides deep expertise in high-performance automotive compute hardware including power delivery processing memory storage display connectivity thermal and high-speed vehicle-network interfaces.

The role defines and governs hardware requirements architecture decisions design reviews validation expectations and technical issue resolution for IVI hardware programs. Working with Ford engineering teams suppliers systems engineering software validation quality and vehicle electrical architecture teams this individual ensures IVI hardware designs are robust manufacturable validated and ready for production and serves as the final technical sign-off for hardware design and pre- and post-test validation before release.

The Technical Specialist is expected to interpret schematics and PCB layouts evaluate circuit and system behavior support hands-on laboratory investigation when needed and lead resolution of complex hardware and cross-domain issues from concept through launch and post-launch quality support.

What youll do...

• Own the hardware architecture and technical direction for IVI ECU platforms and their interfaces to displays vehicle networks power modes connectivity modules and associated vehicle electronics.

• Serve as the final technical sign-off for IVI ECU hardware release approving hardware design and pre- and post-test validation before production.

• Define hardware-level and system-level requirements interface specifications architecture principles design constraints and validation methods for internal teams and external suppliers.

• Lead technical reviews of schematics PCB layouts component selections power architectures thermal approaches high-speed interfaces and design-validation evidence.

• Evaluate hardware capability and margin for processor memory storage display connectivity power thermal and network workloads.

• Provide expert technical guidance for ECU boot wake/sleep power sequencing network management reliability performance and hardware/software interaction.

• Lead or support hands-on lab investigations of complex board- ECU- and vehicle-level failures using appropriate electrical thermal network and diagnostic tools.

• Review WCCA strategy and results identify design risks and drive mitigations with responsible design and supplier teams.

• Define and approve hardware validation integration robustness EMC environmental and production-readiness expectations.

• Lead technical root-cause investigations and corrective actions for significant hardware and cross-functional issues using structured methods such as 8D fishbone fault-tree analysis and FMEA.

• Provide technical leadership to suppliers and internal design teams; assess design maturity and provide technical recommendations for gateway milestone and release decisions.

• Ensure IVI hardware designs support applicable cybersecurity functional-safety EMC environmental regulatory manufacturing and service requirements.

Youll have...

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Electronics Engineering or a related technical discipline.

• 10 years of experience in automotive electronic hardware design design and release or electrical/electronic architecture including work on cockpit infotainment connectivity modem gateway or other complex vehicle ECU hardware.

• Demonstrated experience defining hardware architecture electrical and system requirements interface specifications and validation strategies for automotive ECUs and leading technical design reviews through production.

• Strong ability to read interpret and technically review schematics PCB layouts data sheets and validation reports with deep knowledge of high-performance compute ECU hardware processors/SoCs memory and storage interfaces (LPDDR eMMC/UFS) power delivery and sequencing thermal management signal/power integrity and high-speed vehicle interfaces (Automotive Ethernet CAN/CAN FD LIN USB PCIe display).

• Proven experience resolving complex hardware issues at board module and vehicle-system levels using structured problem-solving methods (8D fishbone fault-tree FMEA) with strong communication skills across internal teams suppliers and cross-functional stakeholders.

Even better you may have...

• Masters degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering or a related discipline.

• 15 years of relevant automotive electronics experience including recognized technical leadership in ECU hardware architecture design and release or electronics development.

• Experience serving as the technical lead or technical authority for an automotive ECU from concept through production launch and post-launch quality support.

• Deep expertise in one or more IVI hardware domains such as power management (PMICs DC/DC converters load switches sequencing low-power modes); high-speed digital design signal integrity power integrity clocking reset and EMI/EMC mitigation; SoC and memory subsystem integration; or thermal design characterization and derating for high-performance compute ECUs.

• Deep expertise in one or more IVI interface domains such as display touch camera and video hardware interfaces; Automotive Ethernet network switch gateway and diagnostic hardware; or wireless and connectivity-module integration including cellular GNSS Wi-Fi Bluetooth antenna and RF coexistence considerations.

• Experience performing reviewing or driving closure of Worst-Case Circuit Analysis tolerance analysis derating analysis and related electrical design-risk assessments as well as automotive EMC/EMI design test planning test execution and corrective-action development.

• Knowledge of automotive cybersecurity and functional-safety processes as applied to connected electronic modules (ISO/SAE 21434 ISO 26262) along with automotive product-development and quality processes such as APQP PPAP DFMEA PFMEA DV/PV supplier technical reviews and launch readiness; familiarity with Ford processes and tools such as GPDS is a plus.

• Proficiency with relevant lab and engineering tools (oscilloscopes logic analyzers spectrum/network/power analyzers electronic loads thermal cameras environmental chambers CAN/Ethernet analysis tools) electrical simulation tools (LTspice MATLAB/Simulink Mathcad HyperLynx SI/PI tools) PCB design fabrication assembly manufacturing test and DFM/DFT practices and basic scripting or automation (Python MATLAB or similar) for lab automation data reduction and test reporting.

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 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 Years Day

Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is leadership level 6 and ranges from $115500-$218100.

California - This position is leadership level 6 and ranges from $127100-$239900.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidates 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: sponsorship is not available for this position.

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This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week.

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