Prognostics Engineer

You'll have...

• Bachelors Degree in Electrical, Computer, or Mechanical Engineering
• 5+ years of experience in vehicle systems engineering, automotive diagnostics/prognostics, or related feature development roles.
• 5+ years of experience authoring and documenting system requirements using Gherkin syntax to support behavior-driven development (BDD) and cross-team clarity.
• 5+ years of experience decomposing complex features into requirements, interfaces, and test criteria across multiple programs/model years.
• 5+ years experience applying structured development processes (e.g., Feature Development Process, V-model) within an automotive or similarly regulated environment.
• 5+ years of experience utilizing the ability to distinguish systems/integration issues from algorithm-level issues.
• 5+ years of experience with vehicle networking and communication protocols (CAN, LIN, Ethernet) and how data flows from vehicle to cloud.
• 5+ years of proficiency with ALM/requirements traceability tools (e.g., Jama, Jira, Team Center).
• 5+ years experience with OBD systems and related regulations.

Even better, you may have...

• Master's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field.
• Working knowledge of prognostic/PHM concepts (remaining useful life, degradation trends, health indicators) sufficient to collaborate effectively with algorithm development teams
• Familiarity with MBSE concepts and tools (SysML, MagicDraw) to understand how prognostic function allocation across sensor/gateway/cloud is architected upstream.
• Experience with quality/reliability documents (DFMEA, boundary diagrams, P-Diagrams) as applied to feature-level validation.
• Experience with electrical module design, in-vehicle networking (CAN, LIN, FlexRay, Ethernet), and power distribution.
• Familiarity with Ford-specific diagnostic tools and platforms (e.g., Vanguard/VSCS).
• Experience with connected vehicle architectures, telematics, and cloud-based data pipelines from a systems integration perspective.
• Familiarity with SQL and cloud platforms (e.g., GCP) sufficient to interpret telemetry and validation data.
• Electrical Design & Release and electrical testing experience.
• Proficiency in programming or scripting languages (e.g., Python, MATLAB, C++) for data processing and diagnostic tool development.

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice.

You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home?

Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills?

Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above?

No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• 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.

This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $86,600-$144,900.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status.

In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid

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