# Mechatronic Design and Release Engineer – Consumer Charging

**Company**: Ford Motor Company
**Location**: Dearborn, MI
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $65,100-$166,200
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Automotive
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44294

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## Description

The Mechatronic Design and Release Engineer – Consumer Charging role involves designing, developing, and implementing comprehensive mechatronic and power electronics test setups to validate system performance, power delivery, thermal behavior, reliability, and compliance with specifications.

Responsibilities:

- Support vehicle prototype builds, product launch, and service issues related to consumer charging electronic hardware, power electronics, and system-level integration.

- Develop and execute comprehensive test plans, including creating original test cases and custom testing tools for bench and vehicle-level power and thermal validation.

- Perform circuit simulations, power studies, and hardware-level analysis using tools like LTSpice, MATLAB, and power electronics simulation tools.

- Conduct system-level analysis of internal connections, including connectors, relays, contactors, and thermal management of charging and power delivery hardware.

- Lead troubleshooting and problem-resolution processes using vehicle network tools.

- Collaborate with Component, Architecture, Systems Engineering teams to ensure hardware/software compatibility and alignment with vehicle electrical and global regulatory requirements.

- Support the development of robust foundation documents, including DFMEA, Design Specifications, D/PVPR, and Worst-Case Circuit Analysis (WCCA).

- Lead technical design reviews for module hardware requirements, power electronics, thermal interfaces, and mechanical/connector interfaces.

- Manage Tier 1 supplier engineering activities to ensure component delivery meets Ford's quality and timing standards.

- Lead cross-functional teams to drive timely resolution of program-specific engineering issues.

- Lead the delivery of all engineering requirements for consumer charging mechatronic components per each development milestone.

- Develop solutions to revise or add features to consumer charging and power systems.

- Ensure designs meet electrical safety, functional safety, and global regulatory standards.

Qualifications:

- BSEE (MSEE) or MS in Mechatronics Engineering preferred.

- 5+ years of experience in automotive Design and Release (DR) or electronic hardware development.

- Expertise in simulation and analysis tools: MATLAB, LTSpice, Mathcad, and power electronics simulation tools.

- Advanced proficiency with Vector tools and diagnostic hardware.

- Strong background in mechatronic and power electronic systems.

- Experience in developing custom test scripts or hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing setups.

- Strong analytical skills and experience with electronic circuit design and board layout.

- Familiarity with consumer charging standards and protocols.

- Knowledge of global electrical standards.

- Understanding of electrical safety standards and high voltage safety interlocks.

- Excellent communication and leadership skills for cross-functional cooperation.

Benefits:

- Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage

- Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare

- Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments

- 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

- Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time

## Skills

### Required
- MATLAB
- LTSpice
- power electronics simulation tools
- Vector tools
- mechatronic and power electronic systems
- electronic circuit design and board layout
- consumer charging standards and protocols
- global electrical standards
- electrical safety standards

### Nice to have
- Master's degree in electrical engineering
- 10+ years of experience in electronic circuit design or power electronics
- Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)
- model-based systems engineering tools
- EMC specifications and mitigation techniques
- functional safety (ISO 26262)

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