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Ford Motor Company HV Battery Electronics Controls – Technical Specialist (TS) in Dearborn, Michigan
HV Battery Electronics Controls- Technical Specialist
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 Model E team is charged with delivering the company’s vision of a fully electric transportation future. Model e 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 HV Battery Electronics Controls – Technical Specialist (TS) will be responsible for leading BECM (Battery Energy Control Module) and BPSM (Battery Pack Sensing Module) controller technology, development, deliverable sign-off, and HW releases to battery unit/application and battery assembly manufacturing plants, needing strong collaboration with Battery Controls D&R and HW supervisors, SW supervisors, and Hardware-in-loop supervisor.
What you'll do…
This TS will develop Battery Controller requirements, manage BECM/BPSM suppliers with HW supervisor and providing technical assistance to suppliers. The TS also signs off hardware work products such as requirements, test methods & test data, DFMEA, Worst-case-circuit-analysis (WCCA) and so on. The TS will provide support and coaching to Ford internal HW and D&R engineers as well. Finally, the TS will ensure all lessons learned are accurately documented and communicated to related work groups / teams.
You'll have...
B.S. in Electrical Engineering required
Proven knowledge in BMS (battery management system) and BMIC (battery management IC) for 5+ years
Even better, you may have…
Develop & Cascade HV Battery Electronic Controller requirements to suppliers and interfacing subsystems; sign off on supplier circuit design implementations.
Subject-matter-expert for HV/LV isolation design practices including sensing techniques, board layout, failure modes, and championing development of best practices, supporting needs of other power electronics team.
Ensure current & future controller electronic architectures are consistent with software design architecture; work closely with Hardware & Software supervisors to ensure robust, compatible design.
Lead characterization and analysis of battery monitoring ICs, confirming application fit and impact on current and future design strategies; develop requirements for future BMIC technologies.
Develop proposals and positions on new battery control electronics approaches and partitioning, supporting advanced development efforts of HV Battery Technology Manager
Complete Critical Core Quality Documents such as FMEA, Boundary / P-Diagram, DVMs, DVPs
Develop training material and grow the electronics knowledge base of the engineering team.
Support resolution of HV battery electronic controller issues.
Develop, review, and sign-off on requirements, design rules, and test methods/results.
This position requires control module development & delivery experience with suppliers, and launch experience. The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience in delivery of complex systems, with the ability to handle multiple suppliers. In addition, the successful candidate will need:
Proven track record of developing, validating, and delivering automotive ECUs with schematic / layout / WCCA reviews as well as DV/PV and EMC validation for 10+ years
Strong experience with Tier 1 BMS suppliers and electronics manufacturing and testing (DV & EOL)
Full understanding of key BMS components and their limitations, such as photomos isolators, battery monitoring ICs, reference supplies, A/D converters, microprocessors
MS in Electrical Engineering strongly preferred
Great teammate with able to work well across functions.
Strong oral and written communications skills, with ability to present to higher levels of management.
Self-Starter capable of establishing processes and delivering results.
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.
For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:
https://fordcareers.co/GSR-HTHD
This position is a leadership level 6.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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