Senior Electrical System Test Engineer

Ford Motor Company

Sr. Electrical System Test Engineer responsible for testing low voltage systems for electric vehicles at Ford.

Posted 4/22/2026full-timeLong Beach • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $138,800 - $232,700 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and execute comprehensive test plans for low voltage power electronics to both validate the system-level performance of electrical architecture, and stress the system to reveal any design weaknesses.
Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to establish robust testing strategies and align specific pass/fail criteria.
Review and analyze test data, engaging the appropriate engineering teams when anomalous results are observed.
Support systems integration efforts to bring up and debug various electrical test assets such as bucks, labcars, and prototype vehicles.
Build and grow the electrical test lab, ensuring accurate data from all relevant test cases can be captured, analyzed, and distributed accordingly.
Organize, maintain, and execute system level vehicle Design Validation Plans, prioritizing based on design novelty, complexity, and risk.
Provide technical guidance to cross-functional team members and share testing knowledge and best practices.
Support prototype development and adapt to rapid design concept iteration, collecting and distributing critical data points to hardware and software engineering teams.

Requirements

What you’ll need

B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
Strong Electrical and Systems Engineering fundamentals.
5+ years of experience with electrical testing from concept through development.
Proficiency with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, DAQs, DMMs, function generators, power supplies, electronic loads etc.)
Experience and working knowledge of systems development, vehicle architecture, software/hardware tool development, functional safety, network and diagnostics process.
Even better, you may have...
Master’s Degree Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering or related fields
Excellent teamwork, problem-solving, communication, and project management skills.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
An eagerness to work cross-functionally in a dynamic environment where you are part of a high performing team.
A systems approach to design and development with the desire and curiosity to strive for exceptional delivery execution and continuous improvement.

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 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.

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Hard Skills & Tools

electrical testingsystems developmentvehicle architecturefunctional safetynetwork diagnosticsdata analysistest plan developmentdesign validationprototype developmentcross-functional collaboration

Soft Skills

teamworkproblem-solvingcommunicationproject managementtechnical guidanceadaptabilitycuriositycontinuous improvement

Certifications

B.S. in Electrical EngineeringB.S. in Computer ScienceB.S. in Mechanical EngineeringMaster’s Degree in Electrical EngineeringMaster’s Degree in Computer ScienceMaster’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering