Propulsion Systems Design and Systems Engineer

Propulsion Systems Design and Systems Engineer

Dearborn, MI, United States (On-site)

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Our organization is in search of outstanding individuals to help shape the direction of our next generation of electrified propulsion systems. The Research & Advanced Engineering Propulsion Design and Systems Engineer will develop and test innovative advanced electrified propulsion systems and technologies for future electrified vehicles. Successful applicants will provide electrified propulsion expertise for advanced propulsion system design, lead integration of electrified components and systems, and develop systems‑level tradeoffs in advanced propulsion systems and vehicles.

This position entails working collaboratively with Ford internal and external teams including Systems Engineering, Software/Controls, Component D&R, and suppliers to design and develop systems and components to support innovative advanced electrified propulsion systems.

Lead technology development work streams for advanced propulsion technologies and systems for electrified applications such as hybrid electric (e.g. EREVs, FHEVs, PHEVs) and electric vehicles.

Utilize electrified propulsion expertise to design advanced propulsion systems and architectures based on system‑level tradeoffs and vehicle‑level attributes, such as vehicle fuel economy, performance, drivability, and NVH.

Lead cross‑functional teams (e.g. battery, motor, driveline, high voltage system, edrivetrain, controls, calibration, simulation, thermal) to develop requirements and design verification plans, assess attributes and robustness for new electrified technology including full vehicle design, build and/or test.

Assess propulsion system design trade‑offs between thermal, packaging, NVH and hardware/software solutions and impact to vehicle performance, range/fuel economy, and cooling in collaboration with vehicle simulation, thermal, and component teams.

Collect and analyze propulsion system and vehicle data to optimize the propulsion system design and ensure requirements and attributes are achieved.

Apply systems engineering and problem‑solving tools and methods (Boundary Diagrams, P‑Diagrams, DFMEA) for system and technology concept development, cascading requirements and project scoping.

Use customer‑focused design principles to develop advanced propulsion technologies.

Prepare and present technical project reviews to management.

Scope new technology projects and/or work streams by defining development workplans, identifying resource needs and identifying the business case.

Work with Ford and supplier engineering teams to guide the development of new technologies through stage‑gated technology development, including identification and resolution of key technical challenges for integration of the technology into Ford products.

Identify and engineer technology interfaces, ideal functions, noise factors, requirements and failure modes.

Develop and evaluate design concepts to meet key technology attributes and use cases including application of customer vehicle data analytics.

Conduct competitive benchmarking assessments.

Develop technology design verification test plans to evaluate technology attributes, performance and robustness.

Execute technology design verification testing through simulation, bench and full vehicle testing.

2 years prior experience in electrified propulsion systems and/or components engineering, testing and analysis.

Ability and interest to design clean‑sheet advanced propulsion systems.

Demonstrated experience working with cross‑functional teams and driving development issues to resolution.

Hands‑on experience in conducting bench and vehicle‑level tests.

Strong problem‑solving, leadership, communication, interpersonal and teamwork skills.

Motivated to learn and contribute quickly.

Self‑motivated with eagerness to take on responsibility, deliver results with minimal supervision,…