Product Development Engineer

Ford Ford · Auto · Sunrise, FL +1 · PD Operations and Quality

Product Development Engineer at Ford focusing on designing, implementing, simulating, validating, and optimizing electronic control units and high-speed digital circuits for next-generation vehicles. Responsibilities include schematic capture, layout implementation, worst-case analysis, documentation, failure mode analysis, test plan formulation, validation testing, and root cause analysis, with close collaboration with other engineering teams and suppliers.

What you'd actually do

  1. Design high-speed digital circuits to meet section requirements.
  2. Design circuits using industry-standard schematic capture tools.
  3. Implement layouts for assigned subsections.
  4. Design complex high-speed signals that meet impedance requirements.
  5. Perform worst-case analysis of circuits in your area of responsibility.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering
  • 6+ months of experience with hardware or embedded software systems (internship and coursework allowed)

Nice to have

  • Master’s degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering
  • Knowledge of microprocessors, solid state memory, cameras, displays, and sensors
  • Solid understanding of industry-standard interfaces (e.g., LVDS, DDR, PCI, I2C, and Ethernet)
  • Excellent hardware and software debugging skills
  • Familiarity with test equipment (e.g., oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, temperature chambers, time-domain reflectometers, and precision power meters)
  • Strong collaboration and leadership skills