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Staff Power Electronics Product Design Lead Engineer

Long Beach, CA, United StatesFull-time$150k–$284k2026-09-21 → 2026-11-11
HybridVisa sponsorship offered

Core

Leading the architecture, assembly design, mechanical systems engineering, and validation of drive unit inverters from concept through production for Ford's electric vehicles.

Role type

Staff Power Electronics Product Design Lead Engineer

Builds

Drive unit inverters and power electronics mechanical systems for electric vehicles

Domain

Automotive / Power Electronics

Required skills

Mechanical architecture development, component sizing & selection, GD&T, FMEA, requirements definition, test case generation, 3D CAD (Catia/3DX), tolerance analysis, assembly management, sustaining engineering

Preferred skills

Design/process FMEAs for electronics, design and production verification campaigns, troubleshooting prototype and production build issues, managing contract manufacturers, structural/thermal/electrical system analysis

Technologies

Catia, 3DX

Responsibilities

Drive next-gen power electronics mechanical architecture development; Own top-level assemblies including GD&T and change management; Lead mechanical systems engineering activities including FMEA and DV test case generation; Work with manufacturing teams to validate manufacturing controls plans and PV test campaigns; Create and execute system and component test/validation plans; Manage production system-level test specifications; Triage and manage product design build and test issues; Lead sustaining engineering activities

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities