48V Power Controls Engineer

In this position...

In this role, you will own key aspects of the 48V powernet control system for advanced vehicle electrical architectures, including Powernet 1, 1+, and future platforms. You will be responsible for developing system-level control requirements and test cases that ensure robust low-voltage power supply performance across normal, edge, and corner-case user scenarios.

The ideal candidate will bring experience in automotive system, hardware, or software engineering, with a strong understanding of ICE and xEV low-voltage power supply architectures. This position also requires comfort working in an Agile environment, including Jira, PI and sprint planning, dependency management, risk tracking, and continuous improvement practices.

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. 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.

What you'll do...

• Lead development and ownership of 48Vpowernet control strategies for vehicle low-voltage power supply systems.
• Define, implement, and release system-level control requirements for, Operating mode management, Power generation, Load management, Energy management, Fault management, & Calibration strategies.
• Develop requirements and test cases covering normal operation, degraded operation, and corner-case user scenarios.
• Analyze system interactions across power supply hardware, software controls, vehicle electrical architecture, and dependent vehicle systems.
• Evaluate charge margin, voltage stability, current stability, load behavior, and system-level energy balance.
• Support system-level simulation and validation activities, including SIL, HIL, breadboard, and vehicle-level testing.
• Lead requirements decomposition, traceability, and alignment with functional safety, diagnostics, DFMEA,and validation activities.
• Triage system-level issues and drive clear problem statements for sub-system teams to support root cause analysis.
• Collaborate with software development, power supply hardware, electrical architecture, diagnostics, and validation teams to deliver coherent system solutions.
• Support integration of 48V power systems across vehicle platforms while ensuring alignment with architecture, safety, diagnostic, and validation requirements.
• Lead decision matrices and technical trade-off assessments to address system issues and recommend solutions.
• Lead technical documentation, system specifications, design reviews, and release readiness reviews.
• Operate effectively within an Agile development environment, including Jira, PI planning, sprint planning, risk management, and dependency tracking.

What you'll do...

• Lead development and ownership of 48Vpowernet control strategies for vehicle low-voltage power supply systems.
• Define, implement, and release system-level control requirements for, Operating mode management, Power generation, Load management, Energy management, Fault management, & Calibration strategies.
• Develop requirements and test cases covering normal operation, degraded operation, and corner-case user scenarios.
• Analyze system interactions across power supply hardware, software controls, vehicle electrical architecture, and dependent vehicle systems.
• Evaluate charge margin, voltage stability, current stability, load behavior, and system-level energy balance.
• Support system-level simulation and validation activities, including SIL, HIL, breadboard, and vehicle-level testing.
• Lead requirements decomposition, traceability, and alignment with functional safety, diagnostics, DFMEA,and validation activities.
• Triage system-level issues and drive clear problem statements for sub-system teams to support root cause analysis.
• Collaborate with software development, power supply hardware, electrical architecture, diagnostics, and validation teams to deliver coherent system solutions.
• Support integration of 48V power systems across vehicle platforms while ensuring alignment with architecture, safety, diagnostic, and validation requirements.
• Lead decision matrices and technical trade-off assessments to address system issues and recommend solutions.
• Lead technical documentation, system specifications, design reviews, and release readiness reviews.
• Operate effectively within an Agile development environment, including Jira, PI planning, sprint planning, risk management, and dependency tracking.