Product Development Engineer – Closures

We made history and now we work to transform the future for our customers our communities and our families. Youll see your work on the road every day helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

Product Development uses design thinking & user experience methods to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We bring innovative exciting and sustainable ideas to have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to advancements in autonomy electrification smart mobility technologies and more!

What youll do...

The candidate will work with internal and external customers to develop competitive cost & weight efficient 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 the program matures responsibilities will shift to product testing delivering PSW and launching within one of Fords many assembly plants.

Youll have...

Minimum Requirements:

• BS Mechanical Engineering Aerospace Engineering Electro-Mechanical Engineering Mechatronics Engineering or a related field

• 3 years of professional experience in the Automotive or Aerospace industry (experience with hinged closures is preferred)

• Experience with sheet metal body structures closures stamping static and/or dynamic sealing power/gas struts power drive units/motors and hinges
• 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.
• Design and Release/Product Development Engineer/ Closures Commodity Subject Matter Expert experience

• Ability to work overtime & travel to support launches

• Please Take Note: Extensive travel is required at times exceeding up to 8 months at a time to support product launch. Accommodations will be provided.

• CAD experience

Even better if you have

Preferred

• 2 years of professional experience in the Automotive or Aerospace industry.
• 3 years of 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.
• 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 4 bar link and kenamtic design
• 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.

This position is a salary grade 6 - 8 and ranges from $72480 - 162120.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidates skills and experience and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope responsibility and competitive market value.

For more information on salary and benefits click here: sponsorship is not available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color age sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity disability status or protected veteran the United States if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability please call 1-.

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.

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