Lighting Optics Engineer

At Ford Motor Company we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrows transportation.

Do you have what it takes to make smart vehicles for a smart world Join the Ford Product Development team. Utilizing Design Thinking & User Experience methods youll work to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. Were seeking forward-thinking laser-focused professionals with a passion for bringing innovative exciting and sustainable ideas to have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to such advancements as autonomy electrification smart mobility technologies and more!

What youll be able to do:

Lighting Optics Engineer - positions offered by Ford Motor Company (Dearborn Michigan). Position reports to Dearborn MI office. Telecommuting permitted in accordance with company policy but must live within commuting distance of stated office. Responsible for defining requirements product design tooling validation testing and launching in an assembly plant during the development of Exterior Lighting products throughout a vehicles lifecycle. Lead and drive a cross functional team that includes lighting suppliers optics software studio purchasing manufacturing and quality functions. Serve as headlamp optical expert for all global markets (North America Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) and Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (CMVSS) NA Economic Commission for Europe ECE China Compulsory Certification CCC). Perform headlamp performance (Consumer Reports CR New Car Assessment Program NCAP Insurance Institute for Highway Safety IIHS JD Power) evaluations Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) simulation for lighting (AVx SPEOS LucidShape LucidDrive) headlamp performance database reports optics reviews High Impact Requirements (HIR) Final Data Judgment (FDJ) signoffs and meeting minutes. Perform pre-Program Start (PS) headlamp performance evaluations IIHS CR correlation studies and IIHS performance improvement supplier support. Develop global beam panel evaluation tool for headlamp performance. Develop and prove out new CAE test methods (thermal airflow IIHS China Insurance Automotive Safety Index CIASI etc.) for Exterior Lighting. Develop new and existing Intellectual Property for applications use cases. Support Total Value Management (TVM) efforts with optics knowledge communicating information to and from internal and external organizations. Lead team meetings with suppliers designers engineers manufacturing and supplier quality.

Youll have...

A bachelors or foreign equivalent degree in Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Optical Science and Engineering or a related field and 1 year of experience in the position offered or 1 year of experience developing automotive exterior lighting including Optical Engineering. Requires 1 year of experience: using optical knowledge for all global regulatory markets (NA ECE CCC); performing headlamp performance (Consumer Reports/New Car Assessment Program /Insurance Institute for Highway Safety/JD Power) evaluations; performing Computer-Aided Engineering Simulations for lighting (AVx/SPEOS/LucidShape/LucidDrive); performing mechanical engineering (Structures Mechanics and Thermal Loading); performing electrical engineering (Mechatronics Circuits and Electrical Loading); and performing software engineering and feature development.

We are offering a salary of$72467.00 - $197792.48/yr.

You may not check every box or your experience may look a little different from what weve 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 builderor all the above No matter what you choose we offer a work life that works for you including:

Immediate medical dental and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care parental leave new parent ramp-up programs subsidized back-up child care and more
Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
Tuition assistance
Established and active employee resource groups
Paid time off for individual and team community service
A generous schedule of paid holidays including the week between Christmas and New Years Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

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