Performance Vehicle Dynamics CAE 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:

Performance Vehicle Dynamics CAE Engineer - positions offered by Ford Motor Company (Allen Park Michigan). Note this is a hybrid position whereby the employee will work both from home and from the Allen Park office. Hence the employee must live within a reasonable commuting distance from Allen Park program architecture decisions by developing CAE tools and software including developing new tools and methods. Create and maintain full vehicle ADAMS and Car Sim models for current and future performance vehicles. Coordinate closely with the Advanced Systems Engineering Group to define new product suspension and chassis designs in the provided environment. Establish suspension and vehicle handling performance based on target attributes benchmark vehicles test data and related Health Chart metrics. Support vehicle testing and attribute measurement associated with validating the CAE models and vehicle parameters. Develop and integrate vehicle controls models into the dynamic simulations using MATLAB and Simulink tools. Utilize CAE tools and test results to support the delivery of the companys high-performance vehicles with full vehicle and suspension system modeling. Utilize CAE tools to support and direct efficient vehicle development and design processes within the CAE Group. Develop new tools to improve performance steering and handling predictions. Inform planned vehicle testing to create specific attribute targets while ensuring hardware choices support those targets. Support full vehicle simulation modeling. Domestic Travel Required up to 8%.

Youll have...

Bachelors degree or foreign equivalent in Mechanical Engineering Automotive Engineering or a related field and 5 years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or a related occupation.3 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Utilizing ADAMS for vehicle system modeling. 2. Utilizing Matlab or Simulink for vehicle analysis tool development. 3. Defining system and vehicle level metric targets to achieve defined program objectives. 4. Vehicle model correlation against test data and defining testing requirements using CarSim or Carmaker and ADAMs. 5. Cascading system level requirements to component teams to drive component level requirements to meet system and vehicle level targets using Kinematics and Compliance testing Objective ride and handling test procedures VIMF testing tire testing 4 post testing coupled with ADAMS and Matlab or Simulink vehicle modeling. 2 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Vehicle mechanical processes working with part replacements damper servicing and dyno testing; and vehicle fabrication processes working with cutting methods grinding bending welding and milling. 2. Experience in real vehicle evaluation and assessment against defined targets as well as for purpose of defining targets. 3. Experience in motorsports or high-performance vehicle development. 1 year of experience with the following skill is required: 1. Utilizing CarSim or CarMaker for full vehicle system modeling.

We are offering a salary of$125362.00 - $197750.40/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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