Hybrid ADAS Core Hardware Engineer

at Ford Motor Company

• Job title: ADAS Core Hardware Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior, Lead
• Salary: $66,660 - $170,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Assembly
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Dearborn, United States

About the role

• ADAS Core Hardware Engineer developing hardware and software for advanced driver assistance features. Leading core design work and ensuring quality specifications across vehicle programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead Core design work for ADAS components per the Global Product Development System process on various vehicle programs.
• Provide cost-efficient and quality parts on time, maintaining ownership and governance of component-specific robustness quality documentation (DFMEA, DVP&R, SCCAF, etc.).
• Lead the Sourcing Process, including investment, piece price, and tooling cost reviews, and prepare initial and final sourcing documents including ESOW, Engineering Specifications, System and Component Requirements.
• Manage and execute software technical design reviews and releases for prototype, production, and service
• Lead and perform Failure Mode Avoidance and Functional Safety analyses to examine potential failure modes and design suitable prevention strategies.
• Conduct Technical Design Reviews, interfacing with Ford application activities and supplier engineering (software, hardware, mechanical, etc.).
• Lead in the creation and signoff of E/E information like WCCA, Device Transmittals, Specifications, and Electrical Schematics.
• Support Vehicle Operations activities to determine appropriate assembly and testing processes.
• Interface with other engineers, Vehicle Engineering, suppliers, and management to ensure compliance with required specifications and efficient critical decision-making.
• Support program-related work such as Bill of Materials (BOM), integration and packaging, parts release, requirements compliance, Engineering Signoff, 2-pagers, AIMs, FMA, Subsystem/Supplier work plans, DVP&R, and Engineering Sign-off.
• Analyze data, identify root causes of issues, and develop corrective actions to optimize processes and achieve desired outcomes. Strong systems engineering approach to problem-solving and design. Drive troubleshooting and development of solutions for Hardware, Software, and packaging issues found during validation and launch using problem-solving best practices (8D, Is/Is not, 3L5W, fishbones, etc.).
• Support prototype builds and vehicle launch, which may require travel.
• Identify validation, durability, and functional testing required for a given program’s change scope.
• Support ongoing warranty reduction and improvements.

Requirements

• BS in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or strongly related equivalent
• Experience with packaging electronic modules and components in vehicles
• 3+ years of experience in Hardware Design of E/E components.
• 7+ years of experience with Automotive Component or Subsystem Product Development tools and processes.
• Strong understanding and application of engineering disciplines (engineering specifications, systems engineering, design validation, failure mode analysis, 8D, Six Sigma, etc.).
• An expertise in analyzing and resolving complex issues.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills, self-motivated, proactive, eager to take responsibility, and deliver results with minimal supervision.
• Outstanding supplier relationship skills to coach and lead suppliers as required.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and project management skills.
• Ability to quickly learn the job (with mentoring from others) and then be able to self-lead the D&R Application work on programs.
• Ability to clearly and concisely communicate and interact with others, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to travel.

Benefits

• 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.