Manager Range & Performance Systems Engineer

FordsElectric Vehicles Digital and Design (EVDD)team is charged with delivering the companys vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer-obsessed entrepreneurial and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. Youll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively staying focused on only what matters and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams.

In this position...
Your lines of code will make our future more sustainable.
As the Manager of Range & Performance you will lead trade-off studies for vehicle and HV architecture lead and hire a world class team to develop modify and correlate physics-based models for the vehicle and subsystems that accurately predict vehicle performance.

Your optimization will fight physics to find the most desirable outcome for the vehicle and our customers. You will work closely across functional teams to identify gains in efficiency and model/predict and test them.

What youll do...

Lead Range & performance studies for Advanced EV
Plan workstreams that to deliver range & performance targets for program
Create and modify tools of different fidelity for range and performance prediction

Develop sensitivity analyses to understand the design space and tradeoffs
Hire and lead a world class team of Range & Performance engineers
Create vehicle-aligned component and system targets for function cost weight and more

Data processing and model improvements with on-road vehicle usage data and homologation cycles
Lead and contribute to design reviews test plans and requirements reviews to further optimize vehicle efficiency and performance cross functionally
Enable effective communications with subsystems and other engineering teams to deliver optimal design solutions

Lead presentations of concepts and status to senior management and internally to Company personnel in an integration and subject matter expert role
Support Software in the Loop strategies and execution

Youll have...

B.S. in Aerodynamics/Electrical/Mechanical Engineering Physicsor equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.

7 years of experience of developing physics-based models and an understanding of how that relates to vehicle performance
1 year of experience homologating and launching a new product
2 years of leading a team
High proficiency in any of Python/Matlab/Simulink/Dymola


Even better you may have...
Masters or PhD Aerodynamics/Electrical/Mechanical Engineering Physics or a related field
Experience with controls strategies for vehicle powertrain/dynamics systems
Experience with Microsoft Office Confluence and Jira applications
Experience with instrumentation and measurement of homologation cycles
Strong written and verbal communication skills
An eagerness to work cross-functionally in a dynamic environment where you are part of a high performing team
A system approach to design and development with the desire and curiosity to strive for exceptional delivery execution and continuous improvement


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.

This position is a leadership level 5 and ranges from $80.




For more information on salary and benefits click here: sponsorship is available for this position.

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