
BMS Validation Engineer
Ford · Dearborn, MI
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Quality
- Base pay
- $99k–$166k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 4+ years
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- 10 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level quality role at Ford (automotive) in Dearborn, MI. Environmental, durability, and EMC test support.
- They ask for
- 4+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Root cause, Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), Automation
- Base pay
- $99k–$166k
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How this role compares
Against 51 other live quality postings in Michigan.
- Base pay
- About 17% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- More than usual (4+ vs 3+)
Typical $78k–$149k, from 16 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Root cause 73%
- FMEA 52%
- PPAP 48%
- Control plans 46%
- SPC 44%
- New product launch 40%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Python, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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- What does a normal week look like on your team?
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This plant: Ford in Dearborn
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requirements
and architect-authored design verification methods into design verification plans, executable test cases, and acceptance criteria with full traceability.
- ✓Execute validation campaigns across sample phases and software release cycles; document results, defects, and evidence to audit standard.
- ✓Perform fault insertion and negative testing, including sensor faults, communication loss, isolation degradation, contactor faults, overvoltage, overtemperature, and thermal event response.
- ✓Verify diagnostic and protection behavior, safe state entry, and annunciation to external systems.
- ✓Root-cause failures with hardware, software, and algorithm engineers; verify fixes and manage regression.
- ✓Witness and technically review supplier verification reports for method conformance and sufficiency.
- ✓Contribute evidence to functional safety, cybersecurity, and product safety documentation packages.
- ✓Build and maintain working competence across both validation domains over time to provide cross-coverage.
- ✓Software-Focused Validation
- ✓Build and maintain software-in-the-loop and hardware-in-the-loop benches with simulated cells, sensors, contactors, and loads.
- ✓Develop and maintain automated regression suites integrated into continuous integration; own the pass/fail gate for software releases.
- ✓Verify base software behavior including bootloader, software update and rollback, secure boot and flashing, communication stacks, and diagnostic services.
- ✓Verify control logic and estimation behavior against models and requirements, including timing and communication performance.
- ✓Maintain plant models and test scripts as the design evolves.
- ✓System-Focused Validation
- ✓Plan and execute validation on energized modules, packs, and full systems using cyclers, environmental chambers, and instrumented test setups.
- ✓Verify measurement accuracy and end-to-end sensing chains, balancing effectiveness, thermal behavior, and high-voltage sequencing on real hardware.
- ✓Verify interoperability with surrounding electrical, thermal, and control systems.
- ✓Define end-of-line and production test content, methods, and acceptance limits.
- ✓Support commissioning, field troubleshooting, and returned-unit analysis.
- ✓Technical Skills
- ✓Design verification plan and test case authorship
- ✓Requirements-to-test traceability
- ✓Hardware-in-the-loop and software-in-the-loop bench development
- ✓Test automation and continuous integration gating
- ✓Fault insertion and negative testing
- ✓High-voltage energized test execution
- ✓Measurement accuracy and sensing chain verification
- ✓Environmental, durability, and EMC test support
- ✓Instrumentation and data acquisition
- ✓Python scripting and data analysis
- ✓Failure analysis and regression management
You'll have...
- ✓Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics, Computer, Mechanical, or Mechatronics Engineering.
- ✓4+ years validating embedded electronic control systems, battery systems, or high-voltage electrical equipment.
- ✓Demonstrated test plan authorship traceable to requirements, with disciplined test documentation.
- ✓Practical instrumentation skill: oscilloscopes, data acquisition, power supplies, electronic loads, and communication analyzers.
- ✓Scripting capability in Python or equivalent for test automation or data analysis.
- ✓Either hardware-in-the-loop and test automation experience, or high-voltage laboratory and energized test experience.
- ✓Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- ✓Ability and willingness to travel occasionally.
Even better, you may have...
- ✓Master's degree in a related engineering discipline.
- ✓High-voltage safety qualification, or readiness to certify immediately upon hire.
- ✓Hardware-in-the-loop platform experience and cell or battery emulation.
- ✓Battery cycler operation and long-duration test campaign management.
- ✓Environmental, durability, and electromagnetic compatibility test experience.
- ✓Familiarity with product safety, functional safety, and cybersecurity verification evidence requirements.
- ✓Production and end-of-line test definition experience.
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 lease
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