Audio Electronic Engineer

Description

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in giving you the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow’s transportation.

We are seeking a highly skilled and passionate Audio Electronic Engineer to join our innovative team. In this role, you will be instrumental in the design, development, and testing of cutting-edge audio systems for our next-generation products. If you possess a strong foundation in electrical engineering, a keen ear for audio, and a proven track record in hardware design, we encourage you to apply.

Responsibilities

What you'll do…

Design audio electronic circuits to meet section requirements

Work with acoustics engineer to design audio system meeting system requirements and industry standards

Design circuits using industry standard schematic capture tools

PCB layout implementation of responsible subsection

Perform worst case analysis of circuits in 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

Formulate test plans to ensure component level performance

Validate testing to ensure performance over temperature and voltage extremes

Root cause and resolve issues in assigned sections

Participate in system design reviews

Interface closely with other teams such as Software, Mechanical, Manufacturing teams and with external component suppliers

Must be willing to travel occasional

Qualifications

You'll have…

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field of study

3+ years of of hands-on experience in the design and development of audio electronics, encompassing analog and digital circuits.

Demonstrated experience utilizing industry-standard audio test systems, including but not limited to Rohde & Schwarz UPV, SoundCheck, Audio Precision, and Head Acoustics ACQUA, for comprehensive performance validation and characterization.

Experience with audio test system such as Rohde Swartz UPV, SoundCheck and Audio Precision, and Head Acoustics ACQUA

Even better, you may have…

Familiar with CAD tools (e.g. Mentor Graphics, Cadence Design Systems, etc.)

Sound hardware and software troubleshooting skills

Experience in defining and designing audio systems including acoustics, transducers, audio signal interfaces, audio ICs such as CODEC, speaker amplifiers, and OP Amps

Familiar with acoustics and audio electrical simulations

Experience with audio test system such as Rohde Swartz UPV, SoundCheck and Audio Precision, and Head Acoustics ACQUA

Familiar with automotive and telecommunication standard such as ITU-T-REC-P.1140, T-REC-P.1110 and T-REC-P.1100

Working knowledge with a high-level programming language such as MATLAB, Python

Familiarity with typical DSP building blocks such as digital filters, AGC, echo cancellation, and noise suppression.

Familiar with Worst Case Circuit Analysis.

Familiar with Sones, Phons, RLR Receive Loudness ratings, SLR Send loudness ratings, Echo Loss TCL, CMRR Common Mode Reject ratio.

Motivated and self-starter

Collaboration and leadership skills

Ability to communicate effectively with business users and engineering professionals (e.g. globally distributed teams, ability to adjust communications appropriately for the audience, work with all levels of management and diverse work groups, etc.)

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

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

For more information on salary and benefits, click here:

This position is a range of salary grades SG5 - SG8

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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