Ford Motor Company Internships – Power Semiconductors Core Engineer In Brook Park

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:

• 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
• Evaluate competitors and suppliers on the above fields
• Support power electronics integration into eDrive systems
• Provide technical support for power semiconductor device technology adoption in vehicle production
• Effectively communicate results to Sr. management.
• Support the development of next-generation traction inverter systems for electrified vehicles

Job Requirements/Qualifications:

• Knowledge in advanced silicon IGBT technologies and wide bandgap devices (SiC and GaN)
• Gate drive and microprocessor-based control circuits
• Proficiency in simulation tools (TCAD) to develop power semiconductor devices and simulate static and switching characteristics
• Hands-on experience with comprehensive characterization of on-wafer and packaged power semiconductor devices
• Model, simulate, design, implement, and debug power conversion systems
• 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)
• Experience with device qualification and reliability testing
• Knowledge in modeling, design, fabrication process, and testing of power semiconductor devices