Job Description
We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.
In this position...
In this role the engineer must understand general electronic reliability and test standards. Experience in automotive testing and reliability is required. The engineer must be willing to share responsibility for the Ford environmental test strategy and requirements for Electronic modules. Maintaining these test requirements and adapting them to meet corporate reliability strategy will be required. Additionally, the engineer must support the application of these requirements by address questions from teams working to implement them, review test plans, and review test results.
Skills required:
Worst-case Circuit Analysis:
Understanding the application of the analysis and how it applies to the larger reliability and test strategy.
Reliability engineering:
Understanding of reliability concepts, such as Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMECA), Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF), and stress/derating analysis.
Requirements management:
Understanding the requirement meaning for an application. Ability to understand and answer questions about requirement content and applicability.
Understanding of environmental test requirements, their application, and the ability to help apply those requirements and answer questions about them from other team members.
Ability to incorporate lessons learned to remove potential gaps in the requirements to prevent issue reoccurrence.
What you'll do...
Support the development and maintenance of new and existing electronic reliability requirements.
Provide guidance on the application of these requirements.
Review and approve test plans for electronic module environmental testing.
Review and approve test results and support investigation of non-compliances.
Support issue investigation and resolution for electronic module test and reliability concerns for Ford internal teams and all tiers of suppliers to Ford Motor Company.
Support Ford's interest in industry standards related to electronics testing and reliability
Act as a subject matter expert in the areas of:
Environmental Testing for Electronic Module
Solder processes for manufacturing
Conformal coating and nano coating
Reliability Physics Analysis
You'll have...
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent degree
5 years minimum experience in electronic reliability or environmental testing.
3 years minimum experience with solder processes for manufacturing
Experience and knowledge of electronic reliability simulation (i.e. ANsys Sherlock)
Experience with the application of conformal and nano coatings
Even better, you may have...
Master's degree in Engineering or equivalent degree