Staff Power Electronics Engineer

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.

You'll have...

• Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering  or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• 8+ years of experience in power electronics product development
• Experience of PCB schematic capture and circuit simulation & analysis tools, e.g. Altium Designer, PSPICE.
• Experience of PCB layout for best signal integrity and manufacturability and low cost.
• Familiar with IGBT, MOSFET etc. devices and power modules, and their gate drivers.
• Familiar with three-phase traction inverter

Even better, you may have...

• Masters or PhD Degree in electrical Engineering
• Experience with EMI troubleshooting
• Familiar with motor control
• Experience with safety-critical automotive hardware development
• Familiar with industry standards and regulatory requirements for power electronics products. 

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 leadership level 6 and ranges from $150,200-$283,500.

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/LL6 

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. #LI-Hybrid #LI-BB1 #UEV 

What you'll do...

• Design, bring-up, characterize and troubleshoot traction inverters.
• Design and industrialize high voltage PCBA and inverter assemblies including DFT, DFM, etc.
• Perform worst case analysis, functional safety analysis, thermal analysis, and control analysis, etc.
• Perform failure analysis of PCBA and inverter assemblies.
• Support design validation and end-of-line tests specifications.
• Collaborate with mechanical design, software, system, project management, supply chain functions throughout the organization.