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Ford Motor Company

Senior Power Electronics Design Engineer

Ford Motor Company
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hybrid senior full-time $185,869.00 - $213,629.04/yr Palo Alto, CA

First indexed 7 Jul 2026

Description

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress.

Join the Ford Product Development team as a Senior Power Electronics Design Engineer. You'll work on delivering breakthrough products and services that delight customers, focusing on advancements in autonomy, electrification, and smart mobility technologies.

Responsibilities

As a Senior Power Electronics Design Engineer, you will:

  • Own inverter mechanical parts from concept through production, including part design and release.
  • Develop manufacturing processes, including running Design of Experiments (DOEs) and executing process validation.
  • Design and execute physical tests in a lab environment, including designing fixtures and test equipment.
  • Plan, coordinate, and execute test campaigns for design verification of inverter sub-components and the inverter system.
  • Optimize costs from design to manufacturing and create robust designs for automotive applications.
  • Own mechanical parts for inverters, driving optimization for durability, efficiency, and performance.
  • Domestic and International Travel Required up to 20%.

Qualifications

You will have:

  • Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
  • 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or a related occupation.
  • 5 years of experience with designing mechanical parts and assemblies using Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software.
  • 3 years of experience with analyzing the design of mechanical systems using Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) tools, including Finite Element Analysis (FEA).
  • 2 years of experience with analyzing production inspection data for mechanical and electrical components using statistical tools, Minitab, and Excel.
  • 2 years of experience with transitioning power electronic device designs to production at high volumes, working with manufacturing vendors to produce built-to-print mechanical components, performing Root Cause Analysis (RCA), and performing Design of Experiments (DOE).

Benefits

We offer:

  • Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
  • Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care, 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.
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