# Electrical Distribution System (EDS) Quality Engineer

**Company**: Ford Motor Company
**Location**: Dearborn, MI
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $84,480-$141,360
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Automotive
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44294

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## Description

We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities, and our families. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

In the Quality department, our mission is simple yet vital: **Quality Comes First**. As we transition into an era of advanced electrification, software-defined vehicles, and cutting-edge mobility, our quality engineers are at the forefront of ensuring our customers experience world-class reliability and safety.

**In this position...**

As the **Electrical Distribution System (EDS) Quality Engineer**, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring that our vehicles’ low-voltage and high-voltage Electrical Distribution Systems meet rigorous design requirements, engineering specifications, and,most importantly,the high expectations of our customers.

This is a highly collaborative, cross-functional role. You will partner with diverse engineering teams, program management, and global suppliers, leveraging standardized Ford processes and industry-leading quality tools to drive product excellence from concept through production.

## Responsibilities

**What you'll do...**

- **Lead Failure Mode Analysis (FMA):** Spearhead FMA activities for upcoming, next-generation Ford and Lincoln vehicle models to proactively identify and mitigate risks.

- **Collaborate on Risk Analysis:** Partner with Design & Release (D&R) Engineers and Vehicle Program Management Teams on Change Point Analysis and Risk Analysis to build and execute robust FMA work plans.

- **Deliver Quality Milestones:** Guide and support D&R Engineers to ensure all Ford Global Product Development System (GPDS) Quality Deliverables are successfully executed on time.

- **Drive Root Cause & Prevention:** Lead cross-functional teams in rigorous root-cause analysis and establish permanent Prevent Recurrence Actions (PRA) for quality issues identified before, during, and after vehicle launch, utilizing structured problem-solving tools (with a strong emphasis on the 3-Legged 5-Why approach).

- **Develop Foundation Quality Documents:** Collaborate with D&R Engineers and external supplier teams to author and refine critical quality documents, including Quality History, Boundary Diagrams, Interface Matrices, P-Diagrams, Design and Process Failure Mode and Effects Analyses (DFMEA/PFMEA), Special Characteristics, and Control Plans.

- **Optimize Process Controls:** Work hand-in-hand with engineering and supplier partners to identify, define, and implement robust process control methods aimed at the prevention and early detection of failures.

## Qualifications

**You'll have...**

- **Education:** Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Aerospace, Mechanical, Systems, or Computer Engineering, or a related engineering/scientific discipline (or foreign equivalent, or a combination of equivalent education and experience).

- **Technical Experience:** Minimum of 2+ years of hands-on experience working with Low-Voltage and/or High-Voltage Electrical Distribution Systems.

- **Methodology:** Proven experience applying structured engineering problem-solving methods.

- **Skills:** Strong analytical capabilities combined with excellent verbal and written communication skills.

- **Mindset:** A genuine passion for continuous improvement and elevating product quality.

**Even better, you may have...**

- **Longevity:** 5+ years of dedicated experience in Low-Voltage and/or High-Voltage Electrical Distribution Systems.

- **Advanced Quality Tools:** Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.

- **Reliability Engineering:** Experience defining, planning, and executing comprehensive product reliability plans.

- **Manufacturing Knowledge:** Familiarity with automotive manufacturing assembly and quality control processes.

- **Leadership:** A proven track record of leading cross-functional teams and presenting technical status updates during Management Reviews.

## Interview Process

Selected candidates will be required to complete a technical homework assignment and respond to Technical Challenge Questions, to be submitted 48 hours prior to the scheduled interview.

## Skills

### Required
- Failure Mode Analysis
- Risk Analysis
- Root Cause Analysis
- Process Control
- Quality Engineering
- Low-Voltage Electrical Distribution Systems
- High-Voltage Electrical Distribution Systems
- Structured Problem-Solving Methods
- Analytical Capabilities
- Verbal Communication Skills
- Written Communication Skills

### Nice to have
- Six Sigma Green Belt
- Black Belt Certification
- Reliability Engineering
- Manufacturing Knowledge
- Leadership

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