Power Electronics Design Engineer

Ford Motor Company

Power Electronics Design Engineer responsible for owning inverter mechanical parts from concept to production. Working on automotive applications to ensure cost optimization and design excellence.

Posted 5/16/2026full-timePalo Alto • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $118,700 - $232,700 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own inverter mechanical parts from concept through production including part design and release.
Develop manufacturing processes including running DOEs and executing process validation.
Design and execute physical tests in a lab environment, including designing fixtures / test equipment.
Plan, coordinate, and execute test campaigns for design verification of inverter sub-components and the inverter system.
Optimize costs from design to manufacturing and create robust designs for automotive application.
Own mechanical parts for inverters, driving optimization for durability, efficiency, and performance.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
Robust foundation in engineering first principles with good engineering judgement.
Intellectual honesty, curiosity, and humility.
Mechanical Engineering or similar degree.
Strong CAD skills (Catia / 3DX preferred).
Hands-on experience building and testing hardware in a prototype / lab environment (strong workshop skills preferred).
5+ years of experience designing, developing, and releasing products (power electronics or similar devices brought to production preferred).
Passionate and curious about deep technical problems and driven to deliver engineering excellence.
Experience releasing prototype and production parts including drafting, GD&T, tolerance analysis, and DFM.
Experience managing or working closely with manufacturing partners, contract manufacturers, and in-house manufacturing teams to bring parts to production.

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

mechanical designmanufacturing processesdesign of experiments (DOE)process validationphysical testingCADGD&Ttolerance analysisdesign for manufacturing (DFM)power electronics

Soft Skills

engineering judgementintellectual honestycuriosityhumilitypassion for technical problemsdrive for engineering excellence

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering