Electrical Architect

We made history and now we work to transform the future - for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

In this position...

You will be a key member of the Electronics Platform Architecture organization, in the Architecture Integration team. The Architecture Integration team owns definition of the complete vehicle electrical architecture. We work with various teams including the Tech Platform Program (TPP), program system, software teams, various ECU delivery teams and the vehicle architecture teams to fully define the architectural content of the platform and for each program.

Key work areas for the team include developing a comprehensive architectural specification for upcoming (yet to launch) vehicle programs and work with various functional teams to validate and document Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Your team is responsible defining the evolution of Ford's electrical architectures.

Product Development - Electrical Architect

What you'll do...

* Own the definition of the core vehicle electrical hardware architecture for each vehicle program from program creation through post launch.

* Capture the content of the electrical and software architecture, for defining updates to the platform to support program specific features and functions and for leading the resolution of architectural issues on the programs.

* Work with various functional teams on the electrical architectural KPIs such as packaging, manufacturing, latency, power utilization (including Key-Off Load), network bandwidth, CPU Utilization, etc.

* Resolve electrical architectural issues from pre-launch through post launch of the new programs and architecture.

* Design the future computing platforms, tying into the overall sophisticated EE architectures that drive the company.

* Be involved Ford's development of sophisticated computing solutions for our next generation EE architectures.

What you'll do...

* Own the definition of the core vehicle electrical hardware architecture for each vehicle program from program creation through post launch.

* Capture the content of the electrical and software architecture, for defining updates to the platform to support program specific features and functions and for leading the resolution of architectural issues on the programs.

* Work with various functional teams on the electrical architectural KPIs such as packaging, manufacturing, latency, power utilization (including Key-Off Load), network bandwidth, CPU Utilization, etc.

* Resolve electrical architectural issues from pre-launch through post launch of the new programs and architecture.

* Design the future computing platforms, tying into the overall sophisticated EE architectures that drive the company.

* Be involved Ford's development of sophisticated computing solutions for our next generation EE architectures.