About the role

Design Release Engineer designing, developing, and releasing seat systems for Ford vehicles. Ensuring engineering deliverables meet quality, cost, and timing targets while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

Complete engineering deliverables throughout the complete GPDS (Global Product Development Process) on time with high quality for all gateways/milestones, from Product definition, Target setting, Supplier sourcing, Engineering development, Validation, and testing, and up to Launch and production stages.
Lead issue resolution to ensure deliverables are met throughout the various GPDS milestones.
Lead financial status-to-target for the seat system.
Lead execution of Target Delivery and Target Confirmation for cost, weight, and quality.
Lead/support cost process to deliver sourcing packages to the supply base.
Manage tools and processes to track and follow up engineering and program delivery.
Provide on-site support for all prototype and pre-production build phases.
Provide on-site support for vehicle launch through Ok to Buy at Final Vehicle Assembly Plant.
Lead resolution of prototype and final assembly build issues.

Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
3+ years of experience in seating in an automotive domain or similar.
1 year of CAD experience.
Master’s degree in engineering (even better).
Knowledge of the full product development cycle, including launch experience in at least one vehicle.
Proficient communication and presentation skills required. Ability to communicate ideas concisely and effectively in verbal and written form, and to all levels of the organization.
Advanced people skills required. Ability to get solutions and/or recommendations for issues aligned with cross functional teams, and willingness to take accountability of the issue during early stages of resolution. Ability to build effective teams and work relationships.
Project management skills required. Ability to create and execute timing plans to ensure product delivery. Create and maintain issue resolution trackers to make sure the plans are followed.
Ability to identify and resolve system problems or issues and make decisions based on data. Experience with problem solving tools such as 8D, root cause analysis, etc.
Must be available to travel as required in support of the program deliverables (studio collaboration, testing, prototyping, launch).

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 Year’s Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time