Description
As a Battery Monitoring Hardware Engineer at Ford Energy, you will lead the design, development, and release of the 'nervous system' for our energy storage programs. Working closely with Ford Auto Engineering and Ford Energy technical teams, you will own the hardware architecture for cell sensing, balancing, isolation monitoring, and fault detection. Your expertise will ensure the safety and reliability of grid-scale assets.
Key responsibilities include:
- Defining and developing sensing topologies for rack and string-level monitoring
- Designing and releasing hardware for BESS applications, including sensing circuits, balancing circuitry, contactor interfaces, and isolation monitoring
- Owning the electrical subsystem architecture from initial concept through production release, including schematics, PCB layouts, and BOM management
- Optimizing designs for cost, manufacturability, and supply chain robustness without compromising safety
You will also perform Worst Case Circuit Analysis (WCCA) for critical monitoring circuits, support safety and compliance activities, and lead technical reviews. Additionally, you will collaborate with firmware, controls, and systems teams to verify hardware/software interfaces and partner with manufacturing and test engineering to develop production test plans.
To succeed in this role, you will need a Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics, or Computer Engineering and 5+ years of experience in high-voltage hardware design, BMS, or battery electronics. You should have hands-on experience with analog and mixed-signal circuit design and sensor interfaces, as well as proven ability to perform hardware debug and failure analysis in a lab environment.