Manager, Battery Management Systems, Ford Energy

Ford Energy is a newly formed, wholly-owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company dedicated to accelerating U.S. energy independence. Leveraging Ford’s century of manufacturing excellence and world-class battery energy storage systems (BESS) technology, Ford Energy designs, manufactures, and services grid-scale and commercial DC battery energy storage systems (BESS).

The Manager, BMS leads all aspects of BMS technology development and program delivery for Ford Energy's BESS products , from architecture and roadmap through validation, industrialization, launch, and field support , ensuring the BMS is delivered on time, with quality, and at or below cost.

Responsibilities

The Manager, BMS will:

• Lead BMS technology development and program delivery, owning end-to-end delivery of BMS hardware, software, and system architecture
• Develop and maintain BMS technology roadmaps and cost models; lead design optimization to reduce cost while improving performance and life
• Lead development of advanced diagnostic and prognostic capability as a core differentiator for customer-facing reliability, uptime, and total cost of ownership
• Drive adherence to Ford Energy's cybersecurity strategy, aligning BMS cybersecurity practices with applicable grid and industrial standards
• Serve as primary technical/program interface for BMS across Ford Energy Engineering, manufacturing, quality, purchasing, planning, and supply chain
• Lead competitor benchmarking/teardowns for BMS hardware, software, and control strategies
• Lead BMS functional safety process, and lead advanced BMS technology development with suppliers
• Lead key engineering documentation, support manufacturability assessments, and review quality history
• Lead the BMS department through subordinate engineering leads/supervisors, ensuring clear accountability and coordinated execution across teams
• Own the department's operational business plan, including headcount planning and resource/budget allocation
• Set department/employee objectives aligned to Ford Energy's goals and roadmap; hold regular 1:1s and recognize performance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
• 10+ years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree (or 8+ years with a Master's degree) in Electrical, Computer, or Systems Engineering
• Demonstrated people leadership / direct management experience (leading engineering teams/leads)
• Demonstrated experience leading complex cross-functional programs with internal teams and external suppliers
• Experience delivering BMS hardware and/or software through the full product development process
• Strong first-principles knowledge of electrical engineering, control theory, signal processing, and electrochemistry

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, 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