Ford Racing Engineer

Ford Ford · Auto · Allen Park, MI +1 · PD Operations and Quality

Electrical Systems Integration Engineer for Ford Racing's Road Car Team, responsible for the design, development, and validation of performance-specific electrical content for current and future Ford Racing vehicle programs. This role involves coordinating technical reviews, building DV requirements, performing validation testing, troubleshooting electrical issues, and supporting vehicle builds and drives.

What you'd actually do

  1. Responsible for design and development of Ford Performance specific electrical content
  2. Coordinate technical design reviews between component and EDS engineers to ensure system integrity in the design phase
  3. Responsible for surveying Engineers for components that have electrical interfaces and ensure those device transmittals are populated into VSEM to support EDS wiring development
  4. Build DV Requirements for system level electrical functions and perform validation testing to ensure product compliance
  5. Support BOM sign offs for pre-production build events

Skills

Required

  • BS Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering (or equivalent)
  • 5+ years experience in automotive electrical systems
  • Understanding of GPDS deliverables and basic Ford engineering tools (FEDE BOM / WERS / Bill of Material / AIMS / JIRA / 5/8Ds / FEDE DVP / Engineering Sign Off / DFMEA / Six Sigma
  • Experience launching new vehicles
  • Ability to handle complex tasks and complicated situations under compressed timing
  • Outstanding planning, organizational and project management skills with accurate follow-up to accomplish multiple objectives
  • Strong One Ford Leadership Behaviors with proven ability to drive and deliver results
  • Effective written and oral presentation skills
  • Ability to build strong effective relationships with multi-functional teams (Program, Studio, Purchasing, Core Body Engineering, VE, VI, VO)
  • Experience with CAN tools, Module Software flashing, CAN network troubleshooting, Bus Queries, CAN log and data collection, Diagnostic Engineering Tool, MyCanic, Data Logger, Vehicle configuration (VSCS)

Nice to have

  • Master degree preferred
  • Passion for performance vehicles is desirable

What the JD emphasized

  • Assure conformance to the Ford Racing DNA all applicable Ford & regulatory requirements