About the role

  • Exterior Lighting Engineer at Ford developing advanced lighting technologies for automotive applications. Leading cross-functional teams to design and validate innovative solutions throughout the vehicle lifecycle.

Responsibilities

  • Systems Engineering for Exterior Lighting
  • Generate and execute technical solutions for Exterior Lighting components to support new vehicle programs
  • Perform complex engineering evaluation analysis
  • Work cross-functionally to implement cost savings, product improvements, and to support prototype and production build activities
  • Balance attributes such as cost, weight, complexity, and timing
  • Production release of Exterior Lighting systems, subsystems, components, and features
  • Core requirement and technology development
  • Communicate information to and from internal and external organizations
  • Lead team meetings (suppliers, designers, engineers, manufacturing, supplier quality, etc.)
  • Travel as required (including international)

Requirements

  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering discipline
  • 2+ years of related automotive and/or lighting applications experience (inclusive of professional, co-op, and internship positions).
  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Optical, or Software Engineering
  • Master’s Degree or other Advanced Degree
  • Familiarity with the engineering design of exterior lighting components
  • Familiarity with Design For Six Sigma process
  • Experience with DFMEA (Design Failure Mode and Effect Analysis), GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing), and ISO standards
  • Knowledge of plastic materials, plastic injection molding, optics, basic electrical/electronic circuitry, software, lamp manufacturing processes, tooling, fixture design and product validation
  • Knowledge of global lighting regulations

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
  • Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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.

Job title

Exterior Lighting Engineer

Job type

Experience level

JuniorMid level

Salary

$72,480 - $162,120 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

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