Job Description
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, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?
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.
Responsibilities
What you'll do...
- Develop and implement drive unit calibrations for automotive traction inverter systems, ensuring reliability, safety, optimal performance and efficiency.
- Develop and implement test procedures and test routinesto qualify the drive unit.
- Develop scripts to evaluate test data and prepare concise and clear illustrations of test results.
- Participate in technical discussions related to features that impact the efficiency of the drive unit.
- Develop block and system diagrams to showcasecalibration procedures and test flows.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop test and validation plans.
- Utilize necessary tools such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, frequency response analyzers to bring-up and test controls on target hardware.
- Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis efforts to identify and resolve control system-related issues, and implement corrective actions to improve system performance and reliability.
- Stay current with industry trends and advancements in control theory, power electronics, and automotive technologies, and apply this knowledge to enhance control system designs and functionalities.
- Support the development of validation and verification plans.
- Participate in testing and validation activities to ensure control system performance and safety requirements are met.
Qualifications
You'll have...
- Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics Degree or similar degree
- 1+ years of experience designing, developing, and releasing products.
- Basic knowledge of power electronics and control theory.
- Basic understanding of controls for motor inverters, or similar mass-produced automotive grade power electronic products.
- Basic power electronics and digital controls background, particularly in motor drive applications, DCDC, and/or chargers.
- Experience in modeling control systems using MATLAB/Simulink, PLECS or similar.
- Ability to read and interpret component datasheets, PCB schematics and layout design.
Even better, you may have...
- Experience with motor dynanometers
- Hands-on experience testing and calibrating drive unit controls software
- Experience with in vehicle testing of controls softwareExperience with Microsoft Office, Confluence, and Jira applications.
- Experience with instrumentation and measurement of powertrain systems in a lab environment.
- Experience in coding control algorithms and inverter applications in embedded C is a plus
- Experience using git or similar version control system.
- An eagerness to work cross-functionally in a dynamic environment where you are part of a high performing team.
- A systems approach to design and development with the desire and curiosity to strive for exceptional delivery execution and continuous improvement.
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 8.
For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR-HTHD
Visa sponsorship is available for this position.
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Onsite work of up to three days per week may be required for candidates within commuting distance of a Ford hub location.
