We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we're all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves? Ford's Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company's vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You'll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams. The Audio Systems Integration Engineer will lead the design and development of audio systems and be responsible for complete end-to-end integration of audio components. You will lead system-level design activities and work side by side with various cross-functional teams to support product design, vehicle behaviors definition, prototype bring-up, and validation with a system level focus. You will lead bring-up and validation activities for each vehicle build and be responsible for overall functionality and performance of audio systems throughout product life cycle. You will Conceptualize, Design, Engineer, Develop, and support the launch of next-generation vehicle platform architectures for electric vehicles N/A * Lead audio hardware integration by developing, executing, and reporting on integration test plans for hardware components and system features to rapidly retire risk from new designs and provide feedback to development teams * Define, test, and validate hardware and system requirements for audio components, system functions, and customer features * Lead and manage integration of initial prototype systems including bring-up, debug, and engineering test of prototype bucks, labcars, and vehicles * Create hardware and system product specifications for audio components, interface directly with suppliers to lead sourcing design activitiesand work with suppliers to deliver the components within build plan * Contribute to the development and validation of electrical architecture, perform trade studies to realize efficient design strategies and optimize for cost * Provide strategy for component delivery working directly with purchasing team * Drive functional safety analyses and decomposition of complex vehicle subsystems, create functional boundary diagrams and system interface specifications * Support systems integration efforts with interface definition, development, and testing in collaboration with subject matter experts and other cross-functional engineering teams * Utilize internal systems to document part releases * Build audio system to execute demos and validate overall system performance * Acoustic, electrical, and mechanical measurement system assessment * Lead audio hardware integration by developing, executing, and reporting on integration test plans for hardware components and system features to rapidly retire risk from new designs and provide feedback to development teams * Define, test, and validate hardware and system requirements for audio components, system functions, and customer features * Lead and manage integration of initial prototype systems including bring-up, debug, and engineering test of prototype bucks, labcars, and vehicles * Create hardware and system product specifications for audio components, interface directly with suppliers to lead sourcing design activitiesand work with suppliers to deliver the components within build plan * Contribute to the development and validation of electrical architecture, perform trade studies to realize efficient design strategies and optimize for cost * Provide strategy for component delivery working directly with purchasing team * Drive functional safety analyses and decomposition of complex vehicle subsystems, create functional boundary diagrams and system interface specifications * Support systems integration efforts with interface definition, development, and testing in collaboration with subject matter experts and other cross-functional engineering teams * Utilize internal systems to document part releases * Build audio system to execute demos and validate overall system performance * Acoustic, electrical, and mechanical measurement system assessment