Ford Racing Vehicle Integration Engineer

Racing is where our story began.

In 1901 Henry Ford climbed into a car he built himselfSweepstakesand beat Americas most famous driver. He wasnt a racer but he had to win. He did. Ford Motor Company was born from that victory.

That fighting spirit lives on in Ford Racing today. Were the engineers strategists and competitors who bring Fords track-tested edge into every vehicle we build. Every track every stage every proving groundthats where we prove ourselves.

The result: one of the worlds most iconic brands legendary nameplates and a team unmatched in the industry.

Our mantra: Race to win engineer to lead.

If youre a competitor innovator or performance obsessive Ford Racing is where you belong. Help us write the next chapter.

In this position...

As a Vehicle Integration Engineer within Ford Racings Vehicle Engineering team youll lead the end-to-end vehicle development testing and validation of future Ford Racing productsensuring technical excellence and an emotive customer experience. Youll translate customer insights into balanced vehicle-level requirements and drive cross-functional teams through the milestones testing and validation needed to deliver segment-defining performance vehicles.

What youll do...

• Lead Design Confirmation Vehicle (DCV) development and launch activities for Ford Racing programs ensuring all engineering gateways and milestones are met with high quality and efficiency.
• Translate customer insights into balanced vehicle-level requirements and cascade them into system-level targets managing technical tradeoffs across cross-functional teams to preserve emotional delight features.
• Oversee the lifecycle of test vehicles including hardware/software maturity tracking and Fit for Test certification while optimizing testing processes to improve Design Validation (DV) efficiency.
• Direct Track and Off-Road Durability testing including resource planning logistics and safety ensuring events are financially responsible and productive.
• Lead final validation of vehicle emotive experiences including assessment and preparation of media vehicles for flawless external representation.

Youll have...

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering or an equivalent engineering degree.
• 2 - 5 years of experience in Vehicle Engineering Product Development or a related automotive engineering role.
• Proven ability to lead and facilitate cross-functional teams in solving complex technical issues while building strong professional relationships.
• Experience in vehicle testing and validation including the ability to assess Fit for Test status for hardware and software.
• Experience managing engineering milestones gateways and program documentation within a formal product development system (e.g. GPDS).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to translate complex technical tradeoffs into customer-focused insights for executive and multi-departmental audiences.

Even better you may have...

• 5 years of vehicle-level automotive product development experience across a wide range of attributes.
• Proven track record delivering complete automotive product development cycles from initial concept through launch.
• Experience with modern software development processes Over-The-Air (OTA) updates and feature delivery alongside traditional mechanical systems.
• A clear practical understanding of performance vehicle customers their passions pain points needs and priorities backed by customer insight tools.
• Outstanding self-motivation and initiative with an early tech adopter mindset.

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 and ranges from $74300-$124500. This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $86600-$144900. This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $99100-$166200.

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.

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This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid

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