EDS Industrialization Design and Release Engineer

EDS Industrialization Design and Release Engineer

Dearborn, MI, United States (Hybrid)

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow’s transportation.

Do you have what it takes to make smart vehicles for a smart world? Join the Ford Product Development team. Utilizing Design Thinking & User Experience methods, you’ll work to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We’re seeking forward-thinking, laser-focused professionals with a passion for bringing innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life.

We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to such advancements as autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more!

What you’ll be able to do:

• EDS Industrialization Design and Release Engineer - positions offered by Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, Michigan). Note, this is a hybrid position whereby the employee will work both from home and from the Dearborn office. Hence, the employee must live within a reasonable commuting distance from Dearborn, MI.
• Lead 3D wire harness routing using Catia and Siemens NX for space, serviceability, and design.
• Translate system requirements into logical and physical schematics, ensuring representation of circuits, signal flow, and component interconnections.
• Optimize design and partner with CAE to run circuit analysis simulations, identifying performance, thermal, and EMC issues.
• Develop design strategies to optimize manufacturability, assembly efficiency, and serviceability to reduce costs.
• Develop critical program-specific documentation including boundary diagrams and DFMEA for traceability, risk, and compliance.
• Lead development of manufacturing prints with Full-Service Supplier Partner.
• Define and manage wire harness family complexity, optimizing part numbers to streamline efficiency.
• Utilize common design principles and component standardization across vehicle programs.
• Create clear installation illustrations to facilitate efficient installation and maintenance.
• Establish and maintain a robust design version control system, maintaining a clear audit trail.
• Conduct thorough design reviews with Systems Engineering, Manufacturing or Quality, providing feedback to ensure designs meet requirements.
• Manage APQP for electrical components and wire harnesses to ensure suppliers meet requirements.
• Review pre-production and prototype vehicles to resolve electrical design issues and prevent recalls or warranty costs.
• Represent electrical design and industrialization team at vehicle prototype build events, provide on-site support, resolve design issues, and track in JIRA.
• Lead investigation and resolution of warranty issues, using AWS data to identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Lead cost analysis of EDS components to reduce costs and optimize manufacturing.
• Define pinouts/terminal sizing for in-line connectors.
• Provide technical support in selecting fuse sizes, wire gauges and types, ensuring overcurrent protection and minimizing voltage drop.
• Configure power distribution and grounding.
• Assign and define electrical circuit options for vehicle configurations.
• Lead electrical compatibility reviews of EDS designs and sign off wire harness prints.
• Manage logical design data in Catia and Teamcenter to ensure data integrity, traceability, and security.
• Domestic and International Travel Required up to 20%.

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