Power Management- Senior System Engineer

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In this position...

As a Senior Power Management and Systems Engineer you will lead the systems engineering lifecycle for our next-generation vehicle power management platforms and advanced electrical this highly collaborative role you will act as a key technical bridge between internal engineering teams cross-functional leaders and external engineering partners.

You will drive high-level system definitions lead system-level use-case development and decomposition author high-level design (HLD) documentation and provide rigorous quality oversight for partner deliverables. This role is crucial in defining the future of our multi-platform power distribution and energy management systems ensuring safety reliability and robust execution.

What youll do...

1. System Use-Case Development Decomposition & Review

Serve as the lead engineer for high-level (L0) system use-case development decomposition and review across core vehicle power platforms.

Coordinate the systematic decomposition of Customer/Vehicle use cases into detailed sub-system levels and interface definitions.

Conduct rigorous peer reviews with sub-system leaders to ensure alignment and coverage.

Prepare and present critical safety use-case walkthroughs to ensure compliance with functional safety standards.

2. Multi-Platform System Definition & Architecture

Provide architectural guidance and review support across multi-platform vehicle programs.

Partner with senior technical leaders and third-party engineering teams on higher-platform-scope system definitions.

Clarify vehicle feature content against existing system use cases to identify discrepancies or scope gaps.

Proactively drive gap identification and closure tracking with Technical Specialists (TS) to prepare for Energy and Electrical Management reviews.

3. Engineering Partner Coordination & Quality Oversight

Serve as the primary technical liaison to external systems engineering partners.

Guide partner teams on requirements decomposition and review the quality of System/Sub-System requirements to ensure they meet internal engineering standards.

Proactively identify document and mitigate risks associated with partner delivery (e.g. scope creeping under-delivery or quality gaps).

Manage the joint engineering review process and track the successful delivery of Program Increment (PI) commitments.

4. Change Control Investigations & Technical Support

Act as the lead technical investigator for change control tickets and system-level anomalies.

Support deep-dive system-level investigations to resolve complex power management integration issues.

Capture investigation outcomes technical findings and subsequent tasks as actionable backlog items within agile project management tools.

5. High-Level Design (HLD) & Power Management Frameworks

Serve as the lead author for High-Level Design (HLD) documentation for advanced power distribution and power net architectures and detailed System requirements documentation SysML Requirement Management tools.

Drive the creation and implementation of standardized Power Management templates in collaboration with feature development teams.

Coordinate with cross-functional engineering leaders to ensure technical alignment across hardware software and systems domains.

Youll have...

Bachelors or Masters degree in Electrical Engineering Systems Engineering Computer Engineering or a related technical field.

5 years of experience in systems engineering automotive electrical architectures power management or energy distribution systems.

Strong experience in requirements decomposition use-case development and system-level modeling.

Proven track record of managing and providing technical oversight to external engineering suppliers or third-party design partners.

Strong analytical skills with experience leading complex technical investigations and utilizing Change Control systems (e.g. Jira or similar agile tools).

Exceptional communication skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams lead technical reviews and document complex architectures clearly (e.g. via Confluence/Wikis).

Even better you may have...

Familiarity with functional safety standards (e.g. ISO 26262).

Experience with vehicle energy management low-voltage power distribution or high-voltage battery systems.

Experience working within Agile product development frameworks.

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 a salary grade 8 and ranges from $115000-$192900.

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.

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