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Ford Motor Company Senior Advanced Development Engineer in Palo Alto, California
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.
In this position...
The Development Engineer will support Design Engineers in the development and testing of Fords next
generation batteries, power electronics, power units and vehicle systems through multiple stages from
initial concept through production validation.
What you'll do...
Collaborate with design engineers and technicians to build, modify, instrument, and test EVsystems and components.
Design, assembly, programing and commissioning of test equipment hardware and controlsystems.
Define requirements for lab spaces and equipment installation.
Work directly with facility ops teams for installation and bring-up of lab equipment.
Design and execute experiments to support systems, safety, hardware, and softwaredevelopment, collecting, analyzing, and reporting data.
Implement integration of new parts or systems into prototype tester or vehicles and providefeedback to the design team.
Coordination of maintenance and repairs for lab equipment and tooling.
Facilitate time-critical instrumentation and execution of testing for prototyping and vehicledevelopment.
Maintain a test engineering tool kit of equipment, sensors, and data acquisition systems.
Develop custom equipment and tooling to support advanced EV systems research.
You'll have…
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience.
2+ years of experience supporting electric vehicle architecture & integration development.
Strong background in mechanical prototyping, equipment, and test design.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Experience designing measurement and control systems for complex machines.
Experience specifying, sourcing, and setting up sensors and data acquisition systems.
Experience with 3-D modeling software
Capable of working safely with High Power, High Voltage systems
Even better, you may have…
Advanced Degree in Engineering or related field.
5+ years of experience supporting electric vehicle architecture & integration development.
Hands-on experience building and launching automotive products and vehicle prototyping.
Experience with advanced modeling, simulation, and controls software such as 3DExperience,LabView, MATLAB, Veristand, TestLab, or other related engineering tools.
A system approach to design and development with the desire for continuous improvement.
Familiar with error propagation and uncertainty analysis for experimental data collection.
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/GSRSP4
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. #LI-Hybrid #LI-HA1
Requisition ID : 44715