Body Electronics Module Design and Release Engineer - 23183BR
DESCRIPTION/RESPONSIBILITIES:
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.
Design and release (D&R) engineer for body electronics modules. Main function of modules is for motor control for such functions as power lift gate, window and mirror movement and seat movement control. Complete responsibility for all hardware attributes (mechanical and electronic) and shared responsibility for software attributes. Position requires knowledge and understanding of small motor control theory and specific design work.
Responsibilities:
* Lead tradeoff analysis of features to meet cost, weight, and energy management targets
* Lead hardware design development
* Lead system analysis to determine best solution for electronics module drive and motor type and technology
* Lead selection of electrical architecture and feature partitioning and assure compliance to all subsystem, component and cascaded requirements
* Lead compatibility reviews to verify all module and wiring interfaces
* Lead technical design reviews at engineering milestones
* Support development of the in-plant end-of-line configuration files and support pre-build verification
* Support all prototype and in-plant build events as required - lead resolution of design and manufacturing issues
* Quality Lead for the responsible electronic module(s) for improving quality and functionality
* Define and develop quality improvement actions based on analysis of TGW claims, field returns testing and analysis, warranty claims, customer interviews, customer clinics - identify root cause(s) and develop corrective actions. Lead and implement short term and long term actions, working with cross-functional engineering teams
* Perform benchmarking to determine BIC quality and function of competitive vehicle systems
* Lead all module failure mode avoidance development including subsystem DFMEA development, In-flight reviews and providing input from current module/system experiences
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