Hybrid Product Development Engineer

at Ford Motor Company

• Job title: Product Development Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $84,480 - $141,360 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Dearborn, United States

About the role

• Product Development Engineer at Ford focusing on cost efficiencies in electrical engineering. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver electrical architectures and components.

Responsibilities

• Identify design cost opportunities, reduced content, and overall cost efficiencies.
• Drive product cost reduction with quality while balancing complexity and weight
• Collaborate/work with team members and suppliers to deliver cost savings, meet program milestones, and develop effective workplans
• Drive cross-functional issue resolution (including purchasing, program, finance, quality, manufacturing, STA, suppliers etc.). Support escalation when needed.
• Coordinate with Core Teams for system optimization opportunities and manage change.
• Lead trade-off decisions, determine the business case, ensure a positive rate of return for Ford
• Deliver all TVM projects on time with quality, meeting Program Milestones, and PPAP requirements
• Benchmarking, develop effective workplans, calculate TARR (Time Adjusted Rate of Return), create program 2-pagers, lead Mega Project process

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/ Mechanical engineering
• Must have the knowledge of Systems Engineering Fundamentals and design thinking
• Demonstrates critical thinking, initiative, decisiveness, flexibility, knowledge, and vision
• Ability to work in dynamic, fast-paced, team-oriented, global environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (open, clear, and inclusive)
• Excellent leadership skills with demonstrated ability to deliver results
• Demonstrated organizational & delegation skills with proper follow-up
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple issues effectively and efficiently
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize workload managing immediate and future needs
• Ability to build strong effective relationships with cross functional teams (Program, VO, Purchasing, Finance, Core & System Engineering)
• Strong technical capability and problem-solving skills
• Fluent in English Speaking and Writing

Benefits

• 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.