ADAS Sensor Core Engineer

ADAS Sensor Core Engineer at Ford Motor Company

Use your technical expertise to make driving safer, easier and better for our customers. The Advance Driver Assistance Technology (ADAS) team develops state‑of‑the‑art software and algorithms to deliver best‑in‑class features like adaptive cruise control, automatic emergency braking, blind spot monitoring, driver monitoring, and 360 camera systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead Core Sensor design work for ADAS sensors across vehicle programs.
• Provide cost‑efficient and quality parts on time, maintaining ownership and governance of component‑specific robustness quality documentation (DFMEA, DVP&R, SCCAF, etc.).
• Lead the Sourcing Process, including investment, piece price, and tooling cost reviews, preparing initial and final sourcing documents.
• Manage and execute software technical design reviews and releases for prototype, production, and service.
• Lead and perform Failure Mode Avoidance and Functional Safety analyses.
• Conduct Technical Design Reviews interfacing with Ford application activities and supplier engineering.
• Lead in the creation and signoff of E/E information like WCCA, Device Transmittals, Specifications, and Electrical Schematics.
• Support Vehicle Operations activities to determine appropriate assembly and testing processes.
• Interface with other engineers, Vehicle Engineering, suppliers, and management to ensure compliance with required specifications and efficient critical decision‑making.
• Support program‑related work such as BOM, integration and packaging, parts release, requirements compliance, Engineering Signoff, 2‑pagers, AIMs, FMA, Subsystem/Supplier work plans, DVP&R, and Engineering Sign‑off.
• Analyze data, identify root causes of issues, and develop corrective actions to optimize processes and achieve desired outcomes.
• Support prototype builds and vehicle launch, which may require travel.
• Identify validation, durability, and functional testing required for a given program’s change scope.
• Support ongoing warranty reduction and improvements.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or strongly related equivalent.
• Experience with packaging electronic modules and components in vehicles.
• 3+ years of experience in Hardware Design of Electrical Engineering components.
• 7+ years of experience with Automotive Component or Subsystem Product Development tools and processes.
• Strong understanding and application of engineering disciplines (specifications, systems engineering, design validation, failure mode analysis, 8D, Six Sigma, etc.).
• Expert at analyzing and resolving complex issues.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills, self‑motivated, proactive, eager to take responsibility.
• Outstanding supplier relationship skills.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and project management skills.
• Ability to quickly learn the job and then self‑lead the D&R Application work on programs.
• Ability to clearly and concisely communicate and interact with others, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to travel.

Even better, you may have…

• MSEE or advanced degree preferred.
• 5+ years of E/E Layout, WCCA, or other industrialization of electronics experience.
• Experience with ADAS sensing technologies (e.g., camera, radar, lidar, ultrasonic).
• 3+ years of Optical Experience in Lens Design, MTF, SRF, etc.
• 3+ years of Infrared Technologies or equivalent.
• Electrical and Mechanical subsystems, brackets design experience.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp‑up programs, subsidized backup 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 four days per week onsite per week.

Visa sponsorship is available for this position.