# Product Design Engineer

**Company**: Ford Motor Company
**Location**: Allen Park, MI
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: entry
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $81,660.60 - $160,938.60/yr
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Automotive
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44294

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## Description

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

Working within our Marketing, Sales & Service organization gives you the opportunity to advance the Ford reputation as a visionary vehicle and mobility services company delivering a trusted customer experience.

### Responsibilities

As a Product Design Engineer, you will be responsible for the entire accessory product development process from program start through production launch.

- Establish component and system targets and specifications.

- Interface with electrical systems engineering and deliver feasible designs and vehicle interface connections.

- Develop state-of-the-art electrical accessories in various product areas, such as Lighting/optics, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS, Cameras), Vehicle Access/Entry and Start (Wireless keypad, Remote Start), Trailer Features.

- Research internal Ford technologies and integrate them into the development of new accessories.

- Design wire harness and/or accessory vehicle interface connections.

- Interface with EESE engineers for systems engineering, wiring, fusing, and other specifications.

- Develop core engineering documents, including FMA, FMEA, and interface diagrams.

- Develop and execute design verification plans (DVPs) and engineering deliverables.

- Release parts using WERS and provide final engineering sign-off documentation.

- Interface with suppliers, planning, program management, vehicle programs, and vehicle operations.

- Domestic travel required up to 10%.

### Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical and Computer Engineering or a related field.

- 1 year of experience in the job offered or a related occupation.

- 1 year of experience with each of the following skills:

- Designing and developing analog and digital electronic circuits, including power electronics, signal conditioning, wiring harnesses, and module controls.

- Utilizing oscilloscopes, power analyzers, and software tools to perform electrical hardware validation and troubleshooting.

- Developing Design Validation (DV), Production Validation (PV), and robustness testing, including power distribution, load analysis, thermal cycling, vibration, and EMC/EMI compliance.

- Performing and executing validation plans for electrical/electronic hardware, including ECUs, PCBs, sensors, actuators, and power distribution components.

- Utilizing MATLAB/Simulink and Python for modeling, system simulation, and electrical performance analysis.

- Performing hardware-in-the-loop and bench-level validation for ECU integration and electrical system functionality.

- Leveraging data analysis tools to analyze validation results, identify trends, and perform root cause analysis.

- Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including design, manufacturing, software, and suppliers.

### Benefits

- 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.

## Skills

### Required
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- analog and digital electronic circuits
- power electronics
- signal conditioning
- wiring harnesses
- module controls
- oscilloscopes
- power analyzers
- software tools
- Design Validation
- Production Validation
- robustness testing
- MATLAB/Simulink
- Python
- hardware-in-the-loop
- bench-level validation
- data analysis tools

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