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At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams! With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow’s transportation.

Ford Model E is responsible for developing the key technologies and capabilities – such as EV platforms, batteries, e-motors, inverters, charging and recycling – to create ground-up breakthrough electric vehicles. By joining the best software, engineering, design and UX talent, you will be a part of creating innovative technologies and concepts that can be applied across the Ford enterprise. Being on the Ford Model E team means building the future as Ford’s center of innovation and growth through electric and connected vehicles and services.

The Passive Safety Integration Engineer will be responsible for complete end to end integration of electrical passive safety components and participate in the system level design activities for the subsystem. You will be the point person for anything passive safety related on this platform and lead the bring up and crash activities in each of the vehicle builds. You will Conceptualize, Design, Engineer, Develop and support the launch of next-generation vehicle platforms for electric vehicles.

What you’ll be able to do:

• Lead the integration efforts for various electrical passive safety components, such as the restraints control module, pressure sensors, cut-loops, etc.

• Participate in crash safety, functional safety and failure avoidance analysis of complex electrical and software vehicle subsystems (HARA, FMEAs, etc.).

• Develop the passive safety related vehicle features and work with the hardware, software, architecture, safety and other cross-functional teams to deliver said features.

• Work with the design and development engineers throughout the engineering organization to ensure passive safety components have appropriate packaging, requirements and interface definition to achieve their specific vehicle functions.

• Develop detailed electrical device transmittals for various passive safety components and own the document until production.

• Design test-cases and verification of system level functions on multiple mediums (benches, lab cars and vehicles).

• Provide objective based directions to the vehicle safety, simulation, design and test teams.

• Report feature development progress and maturity at various program milestones.

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Embedded Systems

• Strong Electrical and Embedded Systems Engineering fundamentals

• 5+ years of experience with Vehicle Network Protocols such as CAN, LIN & Automotive Ethernet• Experience and working knowledge of systems development, vehicle architecture, vehicle safety, emerging safety system technologies, software/hardware tool development, restraints control module calibration, functional safety, network and diagnostics process.

• 5+ years of experience designing and developing safety-critical architectures

• 3+ years of experience using embedded networking interface tools for automotive, aerospace or similar

• 5+ year of experience in designing and launching new embedded products from concept to production

Preferred Requirements:

• M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Embedded Systems

• Proven technical expertise in Vehicle Safety Systems Design and understanding of the intricacies of the subsystem

• Proficiency in fundamentals of vehicle architecture, embedded systems design, RTOSes and real-time networking

• Experiencing designing and evaluating functional safety concepts in the vehicle safety domain

• Experience in leading product development from concept to deployment

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• 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

What you’ll receive in return:

As part of the Ford family, you’ll enjoy excellent compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that includes generous PTO, retirement, savings and stock investment plans, incentive compensation and much more. You’ll also experience exciting opportunities for professional and personal growth and recognition.

If you have what it takes to help us redefine the future of mobility, we’d love to have you join us.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status.

Requisition ID : 35594