Electrical Architect

Ford Motor Company

Key member of Electronics Platform Architecture team defining the electrical architecture of Ford vehicles. Collaborate with teams to design and validate the vehicle's electrical systems.

Posted 7/17/2026full-timeDearborn • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $74,300 - $166,200 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in defining and resolving vehicle electrical hardware architecture, with a strong focus on automotive electrical systems and simulation tools. Capable of collaborating across functional teams to optimize electrical architectural KPIs and effectively communicate complex concepts to diverse stakeholders.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Bachelor’s Degree In Electrical EngineeringAutomotive Electrical ArchitecturesSimulation Tools Including MATLABAnalytical Problem-Solving SkillsFamiliarity With ISO 26262

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Hard Skills

Electrical Hardware ArchitectureAutomotive MicrocontrollersAutomotive MicroprocessorsElectrical Design/Development ProcessVehicle Electrical Systems

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsInterpersonal Skills

Tools & Technologies

MATLABSimulink

Industry Keywords

Automotive NetworkingVehicle I/OGPDS

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the definition of the core vehicle electrical hardware architecture for each vehicle program from program creation through post launch.
Capture the content of the electrical and software architecture, for defining updates to the platform to support program specific features and functions and for leading the resolution of architectural issues on the programs.
Work with various functional teams on the electrical architectural KPIs such as packaging, manufacturing, latency, power utilization (including Key-Off Load), network bandwidth, CPU Utilization, etc.
Resolve electrical architectural issues from pre-launch through post launch of the new programs and architecture.
Design the future computing platforms, tying into the overall sophisticated EE architectures that drive the company.
Be involved Ford's development of sophisticated computing solutions for our next generation EE architectures.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
3+ years of experience with automotive electrical architectures
1+ years of experience with automotive microcontrollers and/or microprocessors (coursework/internship/co-op experience allowed)
1+ years of experience with simulation tools including MATLAB, Simulink, etc.
Strong analytical skills to break down problems and design effective solutions within the model.
**Even better, you may have...**
Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computing Engineering
5+ years’ experience with automotive electrical architectures
3+ years’ experience with simulation tools including MATLAB, Simulink, etc.
Detailed understanding of vehicle electrical systems and electrical design/development process, including GPDS
Experience with automotive and/or other advanced networking
Familiarity with ISO 26262
Familiarity with vehicle I/O
Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills, effectively explaining complex subjects to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
Tuition assistance
Established and active employee resource groups
Paid time off for individual and team community service
A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.