Hardware Development Engineer

Ford Motor Company

Design advanced electronic control units for next-generation vehicles. Collaborate with engineers to optimize circuits and ensure top-quality hardware standards at Ford.

Posted 5/6/2026full-timeSunrise • Florida • 🇺🇸 United StatesJunior💰 $68,300 - $192,900 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design high-speed digital circuits to meet section requirements.
Design circuits using industry-standard schematic capture tools.
Implement layouts for assigned subsections.
Design complex high-speed signals that meet impedance requirements.
Perform worst-case analysis of circuits in your area of responsibility.
Generate documentation that defines processor pin assignments.
Develop detailed design documents.
Perform failure mode analysis and generate process documentation.
Define stress test routines required to validate functional sections.
Design communication links between the processor, other internal subsections, and external modules.
Formulate test plans to ensure component-level performance.
Validation testing to ensure performance over temperature and voltage extremes.
Perform root cause analysis and resolve issues in assigned sections.
Participate in system design reviews.
Interface closely with other teams, such as Software, Mechanical, and Manufacturing, as well as external component suppliers.
Travel occasionally as required.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering
6+ months of experience with hardware or embedded software systems (internship and coursework allowed)
Master’s degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering (even better)
Knowledge of microprocessors, solid state memory, cameras, displays, and sensors
Solid understanding of industry-standard interfaces (e.g., LVDS, DDR, PCI, I2C, and Ethernet)
Excellent hardware and software debugging skills
Familiarity with test equipment (e.g., oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, temperature chambers, time-domain reflectometers, and precision power meters)
Strong collaboration and leadership skills

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

high-speed digital circuit designschematic capturelayout designimpedance analysisworst-case analysisfailure mode analysisstress test routinesvalidation testingroot cause analysishardware debugging

Soft Skills

collaborationleadership

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineeringBachelor’s degree in computer engineeringMaster’s degree in electrical engineeringMaster’s degree in computer engineering