Ford Racing Electrical Systems Engineer

Ford Ford · Auto · Allen Park, MI +2 · PD Operations and Quality

Electrical Systems Integration Engineer for Ford Racing, responsible for the design, development, validation, and launch of electrical systems for high-performance vehicles. Requires experience with automotive electrical systems, new vehicle launches, and Ford-specific engineering tools and processes.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead the design of Ford Racing-specific electrical content, coordinating technical reviews between component and EDS (Electrical Distribution System) engineers to ensure total system integrity.
  2. Survey engineers for electrical interfaces and ensure device transmittals are accurately populated in VSEM to support EDS wiring development.
  3. Build Design Verification (DV) requirements for system-level functions and perform rigorous validation testing to ensure product compliance.
  4. Support vehicle builds onsite at assembly plants, represent the electrical team on evaluation drives, and manage BOM sign-offs for pre-production events.
  5. Root cause and resolve electrical issues as they arise, utilizing breadboards, CAN tools, and data logging to troubleshoot modules and systems.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
  • 3+ years of experience in automotive electrical systems.
  • Experience in new vehicle launch environments.
  • Proficiency with Ford engineering tools and processes (GPDS, FEDE, WERS, AIMS, DFMEA).
  • Technical experience with CAN tools (CAN log collection, module software flashing, Bus Queries, VSCS, or Novellus Data Logger).

Nice to have

  • Master’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
  • A deep-seated passion for performance vehicles.
  • Proven ability to handle complex tasks under compressed "racing-speed" timelines.
  • Strong "Ford OS" leadership behaviors with the ability to build relationships across multi-functional teams (Studio, Purchasing, Body Engineering, and Vehicle Operations).