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Ford Motor Company

Senior System Engineer – Power Management

Ford Motor Company

. Lead high-level (L0) system use-case development, decomposition, and review across core vehicle power platforms .

Posted 10/7/2026full-timeDearborn • Michigan • United StatesSenior💰 $115,000 - $192,900 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in systems engineering with a focus on power management and energy distribution systems, including requirements decomposition and use-case development. Proven ability to lead technical reviews and manage external engineering partnerships while ensuring compliance with functional safety standards.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Systems EngineeringRequirements DecompositionPower ManagementFunctional Safety ComplianceAgile Project Management

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Hard Skills
Requirements DecompositionUse-Case DevelopmentSystem-Level ModelingTechnical OversightComplex Technical InvestigationsHigh-Level Design DocumentationSysMLPower Distribution ArchitectureChange Control SystemsAgile Development Frameworks
Soft Skills
Analytical SkillsInfluencing Cross-Functional TeamsTechnical Review Leadership
Tools & Technologies
JiraConfluenceAgile Project Management Tools
Industry Keywords
Automotive Electrical ArchitecturesEnergy Distribution SystemsFunctional Safety StandardsISO 26262Vehicle Energy ManagementLow-Voltage Power DistributionHigh-Voltage Battery Systems

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead high-level (L0) system use-case development, decomposition, and review across core vehicle power platforms
  • Decompose customer/vehicle use cases into detailed subsystem levels and interface definitions
  • Conduct peer reviews with subsystem leaders
  • Prepare and present safety use-case walkthroughs for functional safety compliance
  • Provide architectural guidance and review support across multi-platform vehicle programs
  • Partner with senior technical leaders and third-party engineering teams on system definitions
  • Identify discrepancies, scope gaps, and drive gap closure tracking
  • Serve as primary technical liaison to external systems engineering partners
  • Guide partner teams on requirements decomposition and review system/subsystem requirements quality
  • Identify, document, and mitigate partner delivery risks
  • Manage joint engineering reviews and track Program Increment commitments
  • Lead investigations of change control tickets and system-level anomalies
  • Support deep-dive investigations into power management integration issues
  • Capture findings and tasks as actionable backlog items in agile project management tools
  • Author High-Level Design documentation for advanced power distribution and power net architectures
  • Create detailed system requirements documentation using SysML and requirements management tools
  • Drive standardized Power Management templates with feature development teams
  • Coordinate technical alignment across hardware, software, and systems domains

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
  • 5+ years of experience in systems engineering, automotive electrical architectures, power management, or energy distribution systems
  • Strong experience in requirements decomposition, use-case development, and system-level modeling
  • Proven track record of managing and providing technical oversight to external engineering suppliers or third-party design partners
  • Strong analytical skills with experience leading complex technical investigations
  • Experience utilizing Change Control systems, such as Jira or similar agile tools
  • Ability to influence cross-functional teams and lead technical reviews
  • Ability to document complex architectures clearly via Confluence/Wikis
  • Familiarity with functional safety standards, such as ISO 26262
  • Experience with vehicle energy management, low-voltage power distribution, or high-voltage battery systems
  • Experience working within Agile product development frameworks
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States
  • Visa sponsorship is not available

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
  • Management leases
  • Tuition assistance
  • Established and active employee resource groups
  • Paid time off for individual and team community service
  • Generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
  • Paid time off
  • Option to purchase additional vacation time