Job Description:

Do you have what it takes to make smart vehicles for a smart world? Join the Ford Product Development team. We are seeking forward-thinking, laser-focused professionals with a passion for bringing innovative, exciting and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to such advancements as autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies and more!

Job Responsibilities:

Provide technical support for power semiconductor device technology adoption in vehicle production
Support power electronics integration into eDrive systems
Evaluate competitors and suppliers on the above fields
Support the development of next-generation traction inverter systems for electrified vehicles
Effectively communicate results to Sr. management.
Lead design and development on power semiconductor devices with special attention to wide bandgap devices, and identify technology trends, challenges, opportunities and business case for automotive markets

Job Requirements/Qualifications:

Power conversion, system design, power semiconductor module packaging, and interface specifications (electric, mechanical, thermal)
Experience with power semiconductor device benchmarking, failure analysis, and reverse engineering analysis (SIMS, FIB, SEM, EDS)
Model, simulate, design, implement, and debug power conversion systems
Experience with device qualification and reliability testing
Knowledge in advanced silicon IGBT technologies and wide bandgap devices (SiC and GaN)
Gate drive and microprocessor-based control circuits
Knowledge in modeling, design, fabrication process, and testing of power semiconductor devices
Hands-on experience with comprehensive characterization of on-wafer and packaged power semiconductor devices
Proficiency in simulation tools (TCAD) to develop power semiconductor devices and simulate static and switching characteristics