Battery Monitoring Cyber Security Engineer, Ford Energy

Overview

Ford Energy is a newly formed, wholly-owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company dedicated to accelerating energy independence. Leveraging Ford’s century of manufacturing excellence and world-class battery energy storage systems (BESS) technology, Ford Energy designs, manufactures, and services grid-scale and commercial DC battery energy storage systems (BESS). Ford Energy is uniquely positioned to capture the growing demand for reliable, US-built energy storage systems.

We are not just building batteries; we are building the infrastructure for the next generation of the American grid.

At Ford Energy, you have the backing of an industrial manufacturing powerhouse with the agility of a dedicated energy startup offering industry leading technology. We offer a competitive compensation package including performance-based bonuses, Ford vehicle discounts, and the opportunity to shape the energy strategy of one of the world's most iconic brands.

In this position, the BESS Battery Monitoring System Cyber Security Engineer will lead the cybersecurity architecture, risk analysis, and validation for Ford Energy’s battery monitoring and BMS-related systems. Working in close coordination with Ford Auto Engineering and Ford Energy technical teams, you will be responsible for securing the BESS environment across embedded firmware, communication pathways, and control logic. This is a critical role ensuring the protection of battery data and control signals against sophisticated threats in a safety-critical infrastructure environment.

• Lead cybersecurity architecture, risk analysis, and validation for BESS monitoring and BMS systems.
• Collaborate with Ford Auto Engineering and Ford Energy teams to secure embedded firmware, communications, and control logic.
• Develop and maintain security requirements, threat models, and secure design practices for grid-scale energy storage systems.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Computer, or Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or Cybersecurity.
• 5+ years of experience in embedded or automotive cybersecurity, BMS, or battery electronics.
• Practical experience in threat assessment (TARA), cybersecurity architecture, and authoring technical security requirements.
• Demonstrated experience with secure embedded design (Secure Boot, cryptographic implementation).
• Strong communication skills with the ability to navigate cross-functional engineering teams.

• Master’s degree in a relevant technical field.
• Direct experience with ISO/SAE 21434, NERC CIP, or NIST SP 800-82 frameworks.
• Familiarity with functional safety (ISO 26262) and the co-engineering of safety and security.
• Experience with secure OTA update mechanisms and vulnerability response in a utility-scale environment.
• Knowledge of communication protocols such as Modbus TCP, Ethernet, and CAN-FD.
• Leadership Attributes:
  Security-First Architect, Collaborative Technical Lead, Analytical Problem Solver, Strategic Gatekeeper.

Location:

Dearborn, MI. This position is hybrid-friendly for candidates with a proven ability to deliver results in a flexible environment. Travel Expectations:
Occasional travel to support suppliers, test houses, and customer sites.

This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $99,100-$166,200. Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

Company note: As Ford establishes a wholly owned subsidiary focused on Battery Energy Storage Systems, this role will initially be employed by Ford and is expected to transition to the subsidiary within one year.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.