IVI Hardware Architecture - Technical Specialist

Job-: PD Operations and Quality

Location:

Dearborn, MI, United States;
Palo Alto, CA, United States;
Sunrise, FL, United States Workplace:
Hybrid

Schedule:

Full time Posted:
Preferred Degree:
Master of Engineering 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  this position... The IVI Hardware Architecture - Technical Specialist is a senior, hands-on individual-contributor role responsible for the hardware architecture, technical direction, and engineering maturity of Ford in-vehicle infotainment electronic control units and their key electrical interfaces. The Technical Specialist provides deep expertise in high-performance automotive compute hardware, including power delivery, processing, memory, storage, display, connectivity, thermal, and high-speed vehicle-network interfaces.

The role defines and governs hardware requirements, architecture decisions, design reviews, validation expectations, and technical issue resolution for IVI hardware programs. Working with Ford engineering teams, suppliers, systems engineering, software, validation, quality, and vehicle electrical architecture teams, this individual ensures IVI hardware designs are robust, manufacturable, validated, and ready for production, and serves as the final technical sign-off for hardware design and pre- and post-test validation before release.

The Technical Specialist is expected to interpret schematics and PCB layouts, evaluate circuit and system behavior, support hands-on laboratory investigation when needed, and lead resolution of complex hardware and cross-domain issues from concept through launch and post-launch quality support.

Qualifications You'll have...Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related technical discipline. 10+ years of experience in automotive electronic hardware design, design and release, or electrical/electronic architecture, including work on cockpit, infotainment, connectivity, modem, gateway, or other complex vehicle ECU hardware.

Demonstrated experience defining hardware architecture, electrical and system requirements, interface specifications, and validation strategies for automotive ECUs, and leading technical design reviews through production.

Strong ability to read, interpret, and technically review schematics, PCB layouts, data sheets, and validation reports, with deep knowledge of high-performance compute ECU hardware — processors/SoCs, memory and storage interfaces (LPDDR, eMMC/UFS), power delivery and sequencing, thermal management, signal/power integrity, and high-speed vehicle interfaces (Automotive Ethernet, CAN/CAN FD, LIN, USB, PCIe, display).Proven experience resolving complex hardware issues at board, module, and vehicle-system levels using structured problem-solving methods (8D, fishbone, fault-tree, FMEA), with strong communication skills across internal teams, suppliers, and cross-functional stakeholders.

Even better, you may have...Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline.
15+ years of relevant automotive electronics experience, including recognized technical leadership in ECU hardware architecture, design and release, or…