Rear Closures Design & Release Engineer
Rear Closures Design & Release Engineer
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Job Description
Ford is looking for energetic self-starter engineers to lead the development of future model programs hinged closures from concept to customer delivery ongoing quality improvement and cost efficiency.
In this position...
The candidate will work with internal and external customers to develop competitive cost & weight efficient designs. Additionally the candidate will be responsible to engineer the required CAD and lead analytical and physical analysis to deliver a system that will meet all prescribed requirements. As the program matures responsibilities will shift to product testing delivering PSW and launching within one of Fords many assembly plants.
Responsibilities
What youll do...
The candidate will work with internal and external customers to develop competitive cost & weight efficient designs. Additionally the candidate will be responsible to engineer the required CAD and lead analytical and physical analysis to deliver a system that will meet all prescribed requirements. As the program matures responsibilities will shift to product testing delivering PSW and launching within one of Fords many assembly plants.
Qualifications
Youll have...
- BS Mechanical Engineering Aerospace Engineering Electro-Mechanical Engineering Mechatronics Engineering or similar
- 1 year of professional experience in the Automotive or Aerospace industry (experience with hinged closures is preferred) and/or recent graduate with a GPA of 3.0 or higher combined with relevant experience such as an internship co-op or other professional/technical experience.
- Ability to work overtime & travel to support launches
Even better you may have
- 2 years of professional experience in the Automotive or Aerospace industry.
- Experience with sheet metal body structures closures stamping static and/or dynamic sealing power/gas struts power drive units/motors and hinges
- Direct experience in closures systems (e.g. tailgates liftgates swing gates side doors cargo doors moveable roof systems) a plus.
- Experience interfacing with design studio on resolution of design issues related to Exterior Rear Closures system.
- Experience leading peers via Design reviews to resolve part to part interface issues and deliver a successful system.
- Experience solving current model quality issues and implementing corrective actions.
- Hands-on experience with in-house engineering design and release as well as managing full-service supplier commodities with on-time delivery at cost & quality targets.
- Ability to utilize and demonstrate System engineering disciplines and Design for Manufacturing principles to proactively solve issues.
- Knowledge of craftsmanship expectations benchmarking and futuring.
- Knowledge of automotive exterior components including materials and manufacturing technologies such as stamping injection molding extrusion forging casting welding riveting etc.
- Experience with bolted joint structures
- Experience with Structural mechanics
- Experience with hinge mechanism dynamics
- Experience with Systems engineering
- Working knowledge of FEA DFMEA Control Plan development & Dimensional Variation Analysis
- Ability to operate within CATIA/3DX environment Teamcenter Engineering and Digital Buck
- CATIA/3DX ability to create simple parts sections and studies a plus
- Capability with Microsoft Suite of products (Word Excel Powerpoint)
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 of the above No matter what you choose we offer a work life that works for you including:
Immediate medical dental vision and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care days paid parental leave new parent ramp-up programs subsidized back-up child care and more
Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement fertility treatments 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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position is a range of salary grades 5-8 .
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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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-CS2
Employment Type
Full-Time
