Ford Motor Company · 17 hours ago
Sr Hardware Engineer
Dearborn, MI
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expFord Motor Company is a global automotive leader dedicated to building a better world. The Senior Hardware Engineer will focus on signal integrity and hardware robustness for high-speed in-vehicle communication links, leading design reviews and performing simulations to ensure electrical robustness for Ford's next-generation electrical architecture.
AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesManufacturingTransportation
Responsibilities
Analyze circuit designs against industry standards and automotive requirements for signal integrity (SI) and electrical robustness
Perform simulations to identify and resolve potential issues; conduct lab measurements for validation and correlation
Define SI budgets for individual segments (board, cable, connectors, etc.), considering jitter, noise, crosstalk, and EMI/EMC
Formulate board ‑ level requirements for layout, interconnects, routing, termination, and supporting components for end ‑ to ‑ end design
Develop design verification test methods and execute tests in accordance with applicable industry and internal standards
Lead functional ‑ failure root ‑ cause analysis and corrective actions for prototypes and production vehicles
Lead component ‑ level qualification of networking components for use at Ford by reviewing EMI/EMC, interoperability, and other conformance reports
Interface with Product Development teams—Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), Electrical Distribution Systems (EDS), and Vehicle Validation—to integrate SI considerations throughout the development process
Provide technical guidance to Product Development on feasibility, design alternatives, and design oversight for in ‑ vehicle network implementations
Contribute to industry standards efforts to reduce component cost, improve test automation, and address common automotive challenges in collaboration with industry experts
Collaborate with software and firmware teams to support hardware bring ‑ up and testing
Build strong relationships with silicon, cable, and connector vendors to evaluate and introduce emerging technologies
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or an equivalent technical discipline
5+ years of progressive experience in electronic hardware design, with significant focus on complex high-speed digital and mixed-signal designs
2+ years of experience with SI simulation and/or PCB design tools such as Altium Designer, Mentor Graphics, Cadence Allegro, Siemens HyperLynx, Cadence Sigrity, Ansys HFSS/SIwave, Polar Instruments, etc
2+ years of hands-on experience with electrical test equipment; proficient with oscilloscopes, vector network analyzers (VNA), time domain reflectometers (TDR), and circuit board rework
Familiarity with industry-standard automotive communication interfaces (e.g., CAN, LIN, SerDes, PCIe, Ethernet)
Proficiency in transmission line theory, S-parameters, bit error rate (BER) testing, crosstalk, characteristic impedance, eye diagrams, and time-domain analysis
Strong understanding of EMC/EMI principles in automotive applications
Background in high-reliability electronics designed for high-volume production, including use of DFMEA and worst-case analysis (WCA) to develop robust designs
Preferred
PhD with 3+ years of relevant hardware/SI experience, or Master's degree with 7+ years of relevant hardware/SI experience
5+ years of experience with SI simulation and PCB design tools
In-depth knowledge of transmission line and electromagnetic theory
Automotive networking experience (e.g., 10BASE-T1S, 100/1000BASE-T1, Multi-Gig T1, GMSL/FPD-Link, CAN FD, LIN)
Deep understanding of typical vehicle EE architectures and automotive development processes
Experience with networking hardware, network architectures/topologies, data rates, configurations, and protocols
Experience with EMC/EMI standards and testing (e.g., Ford FMC 1278, ISO 7637 series, CISPR 25, CISPR 12)
Experience capturing and authoring requirements and technical specifications
Experience using vehicle diagnostic tools to troubleshoot, analyze, and resolve network issues
Experience working with automotive standards organizations such as IEEE, SAE, Automotive SerDes Alliance (ASA), and the OPEN Alliance
Self-starter who takes ownership of loosely defined goals, drives clarity where needed, and collaborates effectively across functions to deliver results
Benefits
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.
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