Ford’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company’s vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You’ll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams. We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?
 

Basic Qualifications:

Master’s degree in mechanical, automotive, or electrical engineering 3+ years of experience with analyzing automotive electrified propulsion systems hardware and controls - electric machines, batteries, thermal system, combustion engines, driveline, and chassis systems  Working knowledge of vehicle-level energy and power flows across battery electric and hybrid architectures Working knowledge of thermal & hydraulic systems as applied to battery electric and hybrid architectures Working knowledge of automotive climate systems and passenger comfort 3+ years of experience with Matlab / Simulink / Stateflow 1 + years of version control and automation (GitHub or similar) Excellent written and verbal communication skills Excellent organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking Initiative, resilience, a strong work ethic and a desire for continuous learning

Preferred Qualifications:

PhD degree in mechanical, automotive, or electrical engineering 5+ years of experience analyzing electrified propulsion systems 3+ years of experience with physical system modeling using platforms such as GT Suite, AmeSim, or Modelica Significant depth of knowledge in one or more of Propulsion, Energy Management, Thermal, or Climate engineering domains.  Strong experience with cloud-based computing (GCP, AWS, or HPC) Strong understanding of systems engineering principles & SysML

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what weve outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

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. 

This position is a salary grade 1.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSRnon-HTHD

This position is a range of salary grades GSR 6-8. 

Visa sponsorship is available for this position. 

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Onsite work of up to three days per week may be required for candidates within commuting distance of a Ford hub location. #LI-Hybrid   #LI-RC3

 

In this position... 

Engineering complex electrified propulsion systems in today’s competitive market requires sophisticated model-based development methodologies that can help deliver optimized products quickly and efficiently. There is a critical need to explore and identify high leverage system opportunities for improving customer experience and value of our electrified vehicle products.

Task: 

Development of propulsion, thermal and climate system technologies aligned with strategic technology roadmaps for Ford’s conventional and   electrified propulsion architectures Perform vehicle level analysis covering energy & thermal management, drivability, emissions, and passenger comfort attributes across various vehicle propulsion architectures Develop tests, analyses, and verification methods to assess and ensure the virtual vehicles exhibit the intended functional behaviors across a full spectrum of vehicle operating conditions Perform large-scale optimization on HPC/cloud environments to balance system attributes over regulatory and real-world customer cycles Perform large-scale simulations of customer trips (connected vehicle data) and develop intuitive dashboards for quick insights into customer experience of Ford products Develop, own, and maintain a repository of simulation results across various vehicle architectures to support strategic roadmap development of future products    Support development of physics-based plant models of vehicle components and as relevant to the vehicle attributes of interest  Perform competitive landscape analysis and maintain knowledge of emerging simulation technologies influencing different areas of model-based development as relevant 

Responsibilities: 

Development of propulsion, thermal and climate system technologies aligned with strategic technology roadmaps for Ford’s conventional and   electrified propulsion architectures Perform vehicle level analysis covering energy & thermal management, drivability, emissions, and passenger comfort attributes across various vehicle propulsion architectures Develop tests, analyses, and verification methods to assess and ensure the virtual vehicles exhibit the intended functional behaviors across a full spectrum of vehicle operating conditions Perform large-scale optimization on HPC/cloud environments to balance system attributes over regulatory and real-world customer cycles Perform large-scale simulations of customer trips (connected vehicle data) and develop intuitive dashboards for quick insights into customer experience of Ford products Develop, own, and maintain a repository of simulation results across various vehicle architectures to support strategic roadmap development of future products    Support development of physics-based plant models of vehicle components and as relevant to the vehicle attributes of interest  Perform competitive landscape analysis and maintain knowledge of emerging simulation technologies influencing different areas of model-based development as relevant