Eecae and Wcca Engineer

Ford Ford · Auto · Dearborn, MI +1 · PD Operations and Quality

This role involves performing CAE analysis, WCCA, and reviewing circuit schematics and PCB layouts for automotive electronics. It requires experience with simulation tools, vehicle communication protocols, and understanding of automotive reliability and EMC requirements. The engineer will contribute to product development by ensuring reliable and cost-effective designs, simplifying designs, and documenting lessons learned.

What you'd actually do

  1. Perform CAE analysis but creating / validating component models in Saber or other simulation tools.
  2. Perform WCCA for products utilizing engineering principles.
  3. Review circuits schematic and PCB layout implementation using industry standard tools.
  4. Strive to simplify the design, make it easy to manufacture, mistake proof, attempt to anticipate areas of large variation and attempt to maximize design robustness.
  5. Perform tolerance stack up/worst case circuit analyses (Extreme Value, RMS or Monte Carlo as required).

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field of study
  • Experience in Electronic Circuit disciplines and processes
  • Experience with circuit analysis software tools, e.g. Mathcad, and simulation tools: Spice, Saber, etc.
  • Experience with vehicle communication protocols CAN, LIN, Automotive Ethernet

Nice to have

  • 5+ years' Experience in specialized complex hardware and embedded software systems
  • Knowledgeable on microprocessors, solid state memory, cameras, displays and sensors
  • Working knowledge of industry standard interfaces (e.g. I2C, SPI, Ethernet, LVDS, DDR, PCI, I2S, A2B, etc.)
  • Experience working with test equipment (e.g. programable power supplies, DMMs, oscilloscopes, logic and network analyzers, temperature chambers, etc.)
  • Proficient in simulation tools for signal integrity and power management circuitry.
  • Experience in specialized complex hardware and embedded software systems.
  • Familiar with automotive reliability requirements, and component selection for automotive electronics.
  • Familiar with automotive EMC requirements and good design practices for EMC robust design.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with business users and engineering professionals
  • 10+ years of experience in electronics circuits design, modeling and analysis, preferably in a high reliability industry (automotive, aero-space, medical, etc.)
  • Motivated and self-starter.
  • Collaboration and leadership skills.

What the JD emphasized

  • Experience in specialized complex hardware and embedded software systems
  • Experience working with test equipment
  • Proficient in simulation tools for signal integrity and power management circuitry
  • Familiar with automotive reliability requirements
  • Familiar with automotive EMC requirements