Power Systems Integration Engineer – High Voltage

Ford Motor Company

. Support integration efforts for HV electrical power system components, including body controllers, power distribution controllers, power conversion controllers, and charge controllers .

Posted 10/2/2026full-timeLong Beach • California • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $118,700 - $232,700 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in HV and LV power system integration, including vehicle network protocols and embedded systems engineering. Proficient in root-cause analysis, feature testing, and cross-functional communication within automotive power systems.

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HV System IntegrationVehicle Network ProtocolsEmbedded Systems EngineeringRoot-Cause AnalysisPower Electronic Systems

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Hard Skills

Electrical EngineeringEmbedded SystemsPower System IntegrationDC to DC ConvertersAC to DC ConvertersFunctional SafetySystems DevelopmentVehicle ArchitectureTest Case DesignDebugging

Soft Skills

Strong Communication SkillsCross-Functional Collaboration

Tools & Technologies

CANLINAutomotive EthernetVectorIntrepidUDSDTCsActivity DiagramsFunctional Block DiagramsNetworking Databases

Industry Keywords

HV Power SystemsLV Power SystemsVehicle IntegrationCharge ControllersPower Distribution ControllersPower Conversion ControllersEVSE Communication ProtocolsASIL-Rated FunctionalityBattery TechnologiesMode Management

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support integration efforts for HV electrical power system components, including body controllers, power distribution controllers, power conversion controllers, and charge controllers
Develop power and mode management vehicle features with hardware, software, systems, and safety teams
Deliver features and uncover requirement/verification gaps
Lead HV and LV power system bring-up activities on buck and vehicle builds
Serve as the program point person for HV and LV power systems
Root-cause LV power system issues, including communication and performance bugs
Support manufacturing integration related to power systems and mode management
Design test cases and verify system-level functions on benches, lab cars, and vehicles
Lead incremental and complete feature integration
Report progress, create bug tickets, reference requirements, and prioritize efforts across the vehicle fleet
Serve as the site’s local contact for HV power systems and control
Support bench, buck, and vehicle bring-up and feature testing
Support design reviews, capture lessons learned, and provide feedback on functional and physical architectures

Requirements

What you’ll need

B.S. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Embedded Systems or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
Strong Electrical and Embedded Systems Engineering fundamentals
More than 3 years of experience in HV system, feature, and/or vehicle integration
Proficiency with vehicle network protocols such as CAN, LIN, and Automotive Ethernet
Experience and working knowledge of systems development, vehicle architecture, emerging battery, charge, and power systems technologies, software/hardware tool development, functional safety, network and diagnostics process
Experience using industry standard network data visualization, logging, and bus interaction tools, such as Vector and Intrepid
Experience integrating power electronic systems, DC to DC and AC to DC converters
Experience deploying software to buck/vehicle builds, executing tests, capturing test results, and communicating cross-functionally issues that arise
Experience with electrical/functional root-causing and debug
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Willingness to travel up to 25%
Visa sponsorship is available
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States
Preferred: M.S. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Embedded Systems
Preferred: More than 5 years of experience in system, feature, and/or vehicle integration
Experience integrating components bearing ASIL-rated functionality and understanding implications to adjacent components
Experience with UDS, including polling and interpreting DTCs, invoking DID read/writes, initiating routine controls, and establishing programming sessions
Expertise in EVSE communication protocols and debugging communication/sequence issues
Experience building, interpreting, and realizing activity/sequence diagrams, functional block diagrams, and networking databases such as DBC and ARXML

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
Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
Fertility treatments
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
Visa sponsorship is available for this position