Senior Chassis Design Engineer

As a Senior Chassis Engineer you will drive the design development and execution of novel chassis components and sub-systemsincluding brakes steering wheels tires and suspension platforms. You will bridge first-principles engineering with advanced manufacturing techniques to optimize driving dynamics efficiency structural mass and cost. Working across concept development physical/virtual validation and full-vehicle testing you will play a central role in delivering best-in-class vehicle attributes for our next-generation vehicle portfolio.

What youll do...

Advanced Concept Design & System Engineering
Design and develop novel chassis concepts (brakes steering suspension wheels and tires) that balance driving dynamics vehicle mass cost efficiency manufacturability and serviceability.
Requirements Definition & Attribute Optimization
Challenge legacy design requirements and define data-driven first-principles specifications for system sizing functional performance and safety attributes.
Align system performance targets with regulatory standards customer requirements and vehicle dynamics.
Feasibility Analysis & Cross-Functional Validation
Evaluate and validate the manufacturing assembly and service feasibility of proposed designs in close collaboration with manufacturing service and launch teams.
Utilize advanced engineering analysis tools to simulate stress-test and iterate design proposals prior to physical build.
Prototyping Testing & Vehicle Dynamics Evaluation
Lead the design build and validation testing at the components sub-systems and full-vehicle level.
Conduct both subjective and objective evaluations of braking steering ride and handling attributes across production vehicles prototype test mules and driver-in-the-loop simulators.
Analyze test data to troubleshoot root causes iterate designs and refine vehicle performance attributes.

Youll have...

Education: Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering Automotive Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
Experience: 3 years of automotive engineering experience (or related mobility sector) with exposure to electric vehicle (EV) platforms preferred.
Technical Mastery: Solid foundation in core engineering principles (statics dynamics materials thermal) and their practical application to complex vehicle systems and manufacturing processes.
CAD Capability: Strong proficiency in 3D CAD modeling (3DEXPERIENCE preferred).
Communication & Collaboration: Excellent written and verbal technical communication skills with a track record of effective cross-functional partnership.

Even better you may have...
Electromechanical Design: Experience designing prototyping and validating electromechanical chassis systems.
Full Lifecycle Experience: Demonstrated history of bringing chassis systems from initial concept through design freeze validation and full-volume production delivery.
Vehicle Dynamics Expertise: Deep knowledge of chassis architectures kinematics elastokinematics and vehicle dynamics fundamentals.
Design for Manufacturing & GD&T: Advanced understanding of manufacturing and assembly processes (castings forgings stampings extrusions) and technical drawing practices (GD&T per ASME standards).
Tools & Process: Proficiency with agile project tracking and technical documentation tools (e.g. Atlassian JIRA Confluence).

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 8 and ranges from $80.

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