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Ford of Canada's operations include a national headquarters, three vehicle assembly and engine manufacturing plants, three parts distribution centres, and three Connectivity and Innovation centres. Ford employs approximately 7,000 people in Canada, while an additional 18,000 people are employees in the more than 400 Ford and Ford-Lincoln dealerships across the country. For more information, please visit www.careers.ford.com.

Product Development uses design thinking & user experience methods to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We bring innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life.We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to advancements in autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more!

In this position... 

You will work on delivering hardware functional testing capability for our Electronic Control Units (ECU) at our module factories and environmental labs throughout the ECU development lifecycle. During the module development lifecycle, your focus will vary from definition of hardware test requirements and test systems early on, to implementing and bringing up test readiness/capability and stabilization/validation of test methods, to continuous improvement and support of quality issues from warranty or vehicle factories during mass production.  The successful candidate will work with the design team to ensure that the test solutions deliver the highest product quality, meet the needs of future electronic modules, and achieve best-in-class cost of test.

You'll have...

Education: Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related field of study.

OR

A 3 -year diploma or associates degree with 10+ years of relevant work experience

Experience:

• 10+ years of Manufacturing Test Development and/or Product Engineering Experience in a high-volume electronics manufacturing facility.
• 3+ years developing/debugging with TestStand or similar tools. 
   

Even better, you may have...

• Proven experience defining and implementing manufacturing test requirements for electronic devices, coupled with a detailed understanding of test system design.
• Proficient in problem resolution methodologies (e.g., 5D/8D, RCCA, 5-Why).
• Hardware and software debugging skills, complemented by excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• In-depth knowledge of automotive technologies, including CAN, Automotive Ethernet, Audio, Displays, Cameras, and Cellular/WIFI/BT RF.
• Experience with Boundary Scan/JTAG, chip programming, and software downloads for electronic modules.
• Familiarity with SMT Processes and Qualcomm tools.
• Experience utilizing Jira for project management.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a self-motivated and proactive approach.

This posting is for an existing vacancy within our team.

The expected annual salary range for this position is $105,000.00 to $155,000.00 and individuals may be eligible to participate in our Annual Compensation bonus program.

Successful candidates will be required to provide proof of degree completion for the highest level of education attained. If the degree was obtained from a school outside of Canada, an Education Credential Assessment report showing Canadian equivalency is also required.

We thank all candidates for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
 

Accommodations for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment processes, where needed, are available upon request. Please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require.

Candidates for this position must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited, does not sponsor work permit applications.

This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week. 

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You'll have...

Education: Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related field of study.

OR

A 3 -year diploma or associates degree with 10+ years of relevant work experience

Experience:

• 10+ years of Manufacturing Test Development and/or Product Engineering Experience in a high-volume electronics manufacturing facility.
• 3+ years developing/debugging with TestStand or similar tools. 
   

Even better, you may have...

• Proven experience defining and implementing manufacturing test requirements for electronic devices, coupled with a detailed understanding of test system design.
• Proficient in problem resolution methodologies (e.g., 5D/8D, RCCA, 5-Why).
• Hardware and software debugging skills, complemented by excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• In-depth knowledge of automotive technologies, including CAN, Automotive Ethernet, Audio, Displays, Cameras, and Cellular/WIFI/BT RF.
• Experience with Boundary Scan/JTAG, chip programming, and software downloads for electronic modules.
• Familiarity with SMT Processes and Qualcomm tools.
• Experience utilizing Jira for project management.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a self-motivated and proactive approach.

This posting is for an existing vacancy within our team.

Successful candidates will be required to provide proof of degree completion for the highest level of education attained. If the degree was obtained from a school outside of Canada, an Education Credential Assessment report showing Canadian equivalency is also required.

We thank all candidates for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
 

Accommodations for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment processes, where needed, are available upon request. Please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require.

Candidates for this position must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited, does not sponsor work permit applications.

This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week. 

#LI-Hybrid

#LI-SHERMAN

What you'll do...

The primary responsibilities for this position include but are not limited to:

• Define manufacturing test requirements by analyzing product features and the Hardware design for cost efficiency and reliability while ensuring outgoing quality with no test coverage gaps.
• Design and implement test systems for early factory prototype builds as well high-volume test systems for mass production.
• Work with 3rd party test system development companies to outsource the design of the test systems if required.
• Create test coverage plans, test time estimates, yield estimates, and test limits.
• Drive the bring up, validation, and stabilization of module manufacturing test and programming processes.
• Solve complex yield and quality issues which require a detailed understanding of product and test system design.
• Review warranty and quality issues driving the factory to root cause and corrective actions to prevent re-occurrence.
• Support sustaining of in-life module production
• Yield and quality attainment by the factory.
• Bringing up new production sites for additional capacity.
• Support identification and resolution of part changes/substations impact on factory processes.
• Drive improvements to the design of the test systems based on feedback.
• Provide training, mentoring and technical support to the factories on the modules and test systems.
• Travel to suppliers' factories as needed.