Product Development Engineer, PVT

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:

Product Development Engineer PVT - positions offered by Ford Motor Company (Louisville Kentucky). Note this is a hybrid position whereby the employee will work both from home and from the anticipated worksite. Hence the employee must live within a reasonable commuting distance from the anticipated worksite. Review incoming electrical warranty claims data daily to ensure prompt understanding of the issue and proper classification of the warranty claim review customer and dealership comments; Frequently the details provided by the dealership service departments sufficiently define the customer symptom however lack sufficient detail to clearly identify the details needed to determine root cause. Work across manufacturing Product design process engineering and operations skill teams to determine most likely source team for leading issue containment and permanent corrective action. Contact warranty claim dealership/s to request suspect parts for analysis. Interview repair technician to document detailed understanding of actions taken and repair diagnoses. Lead the analysis of returned warranty parts for root cause then develop Interim Containment actions. Support Variability Reduction Team (VRT) for specific subsystems and work closely with Supplier partners for subsystem components to address quality concerns. When customer surveys are conducted participate in phone calls to customers who agree to be contacted. This will require preparation of detailed probing questions designed to clarify details of the customer satisfaction with their purchased vehicle. Once this call/interview is complete document the results by affected subsystem to aide the forward model design team in development of future vehicle content changes. Lead engineering commodity changes for future minor product launches and lead cost reduction actions in current production vehicles. Domestic and International Travel Required up to 10%.

Youll have

Bachelors degree or foreign equivalent in Mechanical Engineering or related field and 3 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation. 3 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Performing statistical analysis using Minitab to run time series plots control charts Pareto charts and fishbone diagrams. 2. Applying FMEA tool to assess severity occurrence and detection when analyzing warranty data and returned parts. 2 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Managing multiple projects simultaneously using project management tools including GHANTT charts PERT and CPM diagrams. 2. Conducting tolerance analysis and evaluating mating part interferences using CAD tools for both 3D and 2D modeling. 3. Performing data analytics by integrating and analyzing multiple data sources including GSAR and RD mapping. 4. Applying Six Sigma methodologies including DMAIC to improve processes and reduce variability. 1 year of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Presenting data and communicating root cause analysis and corrective actions to stakeholders at various organizational levels ensuring clear understanding across diverse audiences. 2. Applying Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) to data analysis by interpreting part prints using geometric tolerancing techniques.

We are offering a salary of$97968.00 - $161842.20/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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