We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

Ford’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company’s 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. You’ll 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...
As a Senior Drive Unit Systems Engineer, you will deliver motor and drive unit electrical and software interface definition, define system functional requirements, and support test and validation of Ford ADVEV products. You will work cross-functionally with hardware and software engineering teams to ensure hardware and software feature maturity is fit for testing, and that testing is completed in time to support program milestones. You will ensure that the propulsion system meets feature attributes, performance, regulatory, safety, and drivability requirements.

You'll have...

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Computer Engineering or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.

5+ years of experience in systems design, systems architecture, and powertrain systems integration.

Strong electrical and systems engineering fundamentals.

Working knowledge of systems development, vehicle architecture, powertrain technologies, software/hardware tool development, and motor calibration technologies.

A systems approach to design and development with the desire and curiosity to strive for exceptional delivery execution and continuous improvement.

Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Even better, you may have...
M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Embedded Systems, Mechanical engineering.

3+ years of experience in electric powertrain system development and understanding of the intricacies of the system design.

3+ years of experience in integrating and calibrating powertrain control systems (e.g., e-motors, transmissions, engines, drivelines, etc.).

Experience with Vehicle Network Protocols such as CAN, LIN, and Automotive Ethernet.

Proficiency in using testing tools and software (e.g., diagnostic tools, CANalyzer, Vspy, Vision, etc.)

Proficiency in fundamentals of vehicle architecture, embedded systems design, RTOSes and real-time networking.

Experience in designing and launching new embedded products (concept-to-production).

Vehicle track and performance testing experience.

Strong understanding of vehicle dynamics, and electric motor controls.

An eagerness to work cross-functionally in a dynamic environment where you are part of a high performing team.

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 salary grade 7 and ranges from $115,800-193,680., This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $135,420-226,980.
Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's 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: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

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This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week. #UEV

What you'll do...

Participate in architectural and software technical discussions and develop technical solutions while representing the powertrain system.

Define drive unit system functions and work with the hardware, software, architecture, safety and other cross-functional teams to deliver said functionality.

Support the integration efforts for various powertrain components such as the inverter, oil pumps, etc.

Coordinate with hardware teams to develop electrical device transmittals for various powertrain components and own the document through production.

Support the powertrain bring-up and EOL testing on all drive unit prototype units and be the point of contact between facilities and engineering teams for test operations.

Support the development of test-cases and verification of system level functions on multiple mediums (motor dyno, drive unit dynos, spin rigs, etc.).

Support cross-functional development efforts, identify and manage issues identified during development testing.

Report feature development progress and maturity at various program milestones.