Senior Power Management and Systems Architect

Location: Allen Park, MI, United States; Hybrid

The Senior Power Management and Systems Architect is a technical leadership role responsible for shaping the architecture and long-term strategy of our vehicle power management platforms. This individual will define scalable, hardware-agnostic platform strategies, own the end-to-end architecture of the Powernet system, and act as the connective tissue between software, hardware, and cross-functional teams — ensuring that every layer of the platform works in concert to deliver a differentiated, reliable customer experience across Retail, Commercial, and Ford Pro segments.

 

This is a role for a systems thinker who can operate at both the strategic and detailed technical level: someone who can architect a multi-year platform vision while also being fluent enough in the details to guide teams through complex trade-off decisions, feasibility assessments, and design reviews — including the safety-critical implications of those decisions.

 

The future of the vehicle is being rewritten — not just how it looks or drives, but how it manages, distributes, and reasons about power at every layer, from silicon to software to the customer's daily experience. As electrification, software-defined vehicles, and increasingly sophisticated onboard features converge, the architecture behind power management has become one of the most critical — and most complex — engineering challenges in the automotive industry.

 

We are looking for a Senior Power Management and Systems Architect to help lead this transformation. In this role, you won't just be designing a power system for a single vehicle program — you'll be architecting the foundational platform strategy that powers an entire portfolio of current and next-generation vehicles, spanning Retail, Commercial, and Ford Pro customer bases. You will define how power is generated, stored, distributed, and controlled; how the system behaves across every lifecycle mode a vehicle experiences; and how that architecture scales, adapts, and remains resilient as new features, markets, and technologies emerge.

 

This role sits at a rare intersection of deep technical expertise and broad strategic influence. You will work hand-in-hand with software architects to define a layered platform architecture that is decoupled from any single vehicle's electrical implementation — enabling reuse, scalability, and faster innovation across programs. You will partner with hardware, networking, and feature teams to translate ambitious platform goals into rigorous High-Level Designs, system requirements, and safety-conscious architecture decisions — including evaluating ASIL requirements and supporting Functional Safety assessments to ensure the platform is not only capable, but trustworthy. And you'll help push the organization forward by championing AI-enabled and agile approaches to systems engineering itself — from rapid prototyping of new concepts to building intelligent knowledge systems that make the entire architecture team faster and smarter.

 

If you're energized by systems-level thinking, enjoy translating ambiguity into clear architecture and actionable roadmaps, and want your technical decisions to shape how millions of vehicles manage power for years to come, this role offers a rare opportunity to leave a lasting mark on the future of the vehicle platform.

 

As a Senior Power Management and Systems Architect, you will:

• Define the architecture and strategic direction of newer power management platform designed to scale across vehicle programs and customer segments.
• Serve as a key technical authority and mentor within the Power System Architecture team, shaping how the organization approaches system design, safety, and innovation.
• Act as the critical bridge between software, hardware, networking, and cross-functional leadership — as well as external engineering partners — ensuring the platform vision is executed with precision and coherence.
• Help modernize how systems engineering itself is done, bringing AI-driven tools and agile methods into a traditionally document-heavy discipline.

The future of the vehicle is being rewritten — not just how it looks or drives, but how it manages, distributes, and reasons about power at every layer, from silicon to software to the customer's daily experience. As electrification, software-defined vehicles, and increasingly sophisticated onboard features converge, the architecture behind power management has become one of the most critical — and most complex — engineering challenges in the automotive industry.