- Dearborn, Michigan, United States
- Hybrid
- Full-time · Manager
- $133K–$251K per year
- 10–15 years
The Technical Specialist – Network Communications Hardware is a senior, hands‑on individual contributor responsible for the technical direction, electrical robustness, and production readiness of Ford’s in‑vehicle network hardware.
Compensation
This position is leadership level 6 and ranges from $132,800-$250,800. Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.
Responsibilities
- Serve as Ford’s global technical authority for in‑vehicle networks hardware
- Establish technical direction for CAN, LIN, Automotive Ethernet, SerDes, GMSL, FPD‑Link, and emerging communication technologies
- Provide guidance on transceiver selection, circuit implementation, termination, protection components, grounding, PCB layout, connectors, cables, wiring topologies, and vehicle integration
- Act as the technical escalation point for significant NetCom hardware decisions and issues
- Author, own, interpret, and improve Ford NetCom hardware requirements, specifications, design rules, and validation methods
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related technical discipline
- Nice to have: Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
- Nice to have: 15+ years of relevant automotive electronic‑hardware experience
- Nice to have: expertise in network physical layers
- Nice to have: knowledge of 10BASE‑T1S, 100/1000BASE‑T1, Multi‑Gigabit Ethernet