Lead Infotainment Hardware Designer

Ford Motor Company - Dearborn, Michigan

Position Summary:

At Ford Motor Company, we are dedicated to designing, manufacturing and selling high quality vehicles that meet the diverse needs of our customers. We believe our employees and the different perspectives that they bring to the business are the driving force behind our success. Come discover a company that is focused on the quality of our vehicles, the environment, the community and the world in which we live.

The Lead Infotainment Hardware Designer is responsible for leading a team of hardware engineers to design and build Ford’s next infotainment hardware platform.  The Lead Infotainment Hardware Designer serves in an expert to capacity to mentor engineers and insure compliance to standards.

Responsibilities:                                                                                                                                         

• Build and lead a hardware design team to deliver all technical aspects of hardware design and board layout on time and within budget to support product definition and customer requirements (proof of concept through production and warranty analysis)

• Lead project planning, status reporting, team engagement, project risk visualization and mitigation plan for the hardware design

• Establish statement of work for contract manufacturers for prototypes and production support, while maintaining excellent working relationships with key contacts at all hardware suppliers

• Lead Failure Mode Avoidance (including all aspects of FMEA process) to ensure quality of the hardware design

• Develop, execute, and improve validation test plans (DV/PV, electromagnetic interference/compatibility, environmental, thermal, and mechanical testing)

• Establish a forward-looking hardware roadmap focused on complexity reduction and a robust sourcing strategy

• Mentor automotive embedded hardware engineers and build a competency roadmap for career development

• Create a highly collaborative, motivated team environment and partner with hardware engineers, suppliers, manufacturers, quality engineers, project managers, embedded system engineers, embedded software developers, and embedded software quality assurance engineers daily

• Collaborate with the in-vehicle infotainment software team to support hardware bring-up and testing

Basic Qualifications:

• Masters in Electrical Engineering

• 10+ years of hardware design experience

• 5+ years of automotive hardware design leadership experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with the full product life cycle for complex automotive audio and infotainment hardware designs

• Experience with microcontrollers and/or ARM Cortex-M microprocessors

• Experience with hardware description languages (e.g., VHDL, Verilog) and programmable logic devices (e.g., CPLDs, FGPAs)

• Experience with wireless communication such as Wi-Fi, 2G,3G, 4G, Bluetooth, etc.

• Experience with protocols such as CAN, LIN, UART, Ethernet, USB, etc.

• Experience with the integration of one or more graphical processors.

• Experience with integration of off-the-shelf components like modem, etc

• Experience with design and code integration on hardware

• Automotive product development process and quality experience (i.e., A-SPICE, FMEA, etc.)

• Excellent program management skills, customer focus, mentoring skills, as well as written and oral communication skills

 
The distance between imagination and …. Creation.  It can be measured in years of innovation, or in moments of brilliance.   And, it can be a road you start traveling right now.  When you join Ford Motor Company, your journey begins.  You become part of a team that is already leading the way, with ingenious solutions and attainable products – and it is always ready to go further.
 
At Ford Motor Company, the distance between you and an amazing career has never been shorter.   Join the Ford team today, and discover the benefits, rewards and development opportunities you’d expect from a diverse global leader.   
 
Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship may be available for this position.  
 
Ford Motor Company is an equal opportunity employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status

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