Printed Circuit Board Design

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 dreams.

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 dreams.

In this position...

• We seek forward-thinking professionals to join our team working on advanced electronic modules for next-generation vehicles

• The successful candidate will work with the design team to develop innovative new technologies from concept to production

• You will deliver designs that meet quality, schedule, and cost targets.

What you'll do...

• Design of mixed circuit/signal printed circuit boards using fine pitch and ball grid array integrated circuits and large through hole parts

• Author cost optimization panelization studies

• Propose stackup aligned with design and cost efficiency

• Familiarity with PCB fabrication, design for manufacturing techniques for high volume designs.

• Work with Mentor Xpedition Enterprise PCB layout tools and schematic capture

• Proficient in multi-GHz, High-Speed Board layout of Through-Hole, HDI and ELIC PCB's

• Take PCB layout through to completion of board files, generation of BOMs and upload to PLM.

• Have a good understanding of the PCB layout process and IPC Standards

• Stay up to date with PCB Materials, PCB Fabrication guidelines

• Tracks bareboard compliance to performance and reliability requirements

• Review, document and handle root cause and resolutions of PCB fabrication FAI's and DFM's

• Collaborate with suppliers on DFM and DFA requirements and fabrication tools

• Assist in the creation of the ECAD component library parts

• Able to write technical specifications and instructions

• Generate documentation that drives improvements to the design process or procedures

• Understand schedule impact to extended work hours in peak release design time

• Handle several designs in parallel in a team environment

• Be liable and accountable for on-time and on-quality PCB CAD releases

• Design experiments and analyze raw data using Statistical analytic methods

• Arrange and participate in layout design reviews

• Interface closely with other Engineering Disciplines

• Work closely with PCB fabrication and PCB assembly suppliers

• Willing to travel occasionally to support PCB Design, Assembly, and Fabrication efforts

In this position...

• We seek forward-thinking professionals to join our team working on advanced electronic modules for next-generation vehicles

• The successful candidate will work with the design team to develop innovative new technologies from concept to production

• You will deliver designs that meet quality, schedule, and cost targets.

What you'll do...

• Design of mixed circuit/signal printed circuit boards using fine pitch and ball grid array integrated circuits and large through hole parts

• Author cost optimization panelization studies

• Propose stackup aligned with design and cost efficiency

• Familiarity with PCB fabrication, design for manufacturing techniques for high volume designs.

• Work with Mentor Xpedition Enterprise PCB layout tools and schematic capture

• Proficient in multi-GHz, High-Speed Board layout of Through-Hole, HDI and ELIC PCB's

• Take PCB layout through to completion of board files, generation of BOMs and upload to PLM.

• Have a good understanding of the PCB layout process and IPC Standards

• Stay up to date with PCB Materials, PCB Fabrication guidelines

• Tracks bareboard compliance to performance and reliability requirements

• Review, document and handle root cause and resolutions of PCB fabrication FAI's and DFM's

• Collaborate with suppliers on DFM and DFA requirements and fabrication tools

• Assist in the creation of the ECAD component library parts

• Able to write technical specifications and instructions

• Generate documentation that drives improvements to the design process or procedures

• Understand schedule impact to extended work hours in peak release design time

• Handle several designs in parallel in a team environment

• Be liable and accountable for on-time and on-quality PCB CAD releases

• Design experiments and analyze raw data using Statistical analytic methods

• Arrange and participate in layout design reviews

• Interface closely with other Engineering Disciplines

• Work closely with PCB fabrication and PCB assembly suppliers

• Willing to travel occasionally to support PCB Design, Assembly, and Fabrication efforts