Hybrid Upper Steering System Design & Release Engineer

at Ford Motor Company

• Job title: Upper Steering System Design & Release Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $63,480 - $162,120 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Assembly
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Dearborn, United States

About the role

• Upper Steering System Design and Release Engineer responsible for managing steering components and suppliers. Engaging in design and development of upper steering systems for Ford vehicles in a hybrid capacity.

Responsibilities

• Manage steering component suppliers.
• Review and release 2D & 3D CAD.
• Release program specific Engineering Specifications.
• Review and sign-off supplier test reports.
• Deliver program timing and cost, weight and quality targets.
• Develop Failure Mode Avoidance and Reliability documentation.
• Design, develop and package upper steering system and components.
• Resolve design and package issues.
• Prepare and present project milestone status reports.
• Develop and analyze complex dimensional stack ups.
• Ensure components and system meet specifications and requirements.
• Support vehicle CAE, NVH, Dynamics and Safety teams as needed.
• Perform vehicle build sign-offs.
• Support vehicle launches and issue resolution. Requires travel to Ford and supplier assembly plants as needed.
• Work with the Plant Vehicle Team (PVT), Supplier Technical Assistance (STA) and suppliers to track and improve warranty for your components.
• Identify and implement cost saving ideas.
• International and Domestic travel to supplier and Ford manufacturing sites 1-2 times per year for each supplier and Ford assembly plant.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering.
• 3 years of chassis, steering or other safety critical components.
• Master's in engineering (even better).
• 5 years engineering experience (even better).
• Prior experience as Ford Design and Release Engineer (even better).
• Prior experience with chassis, steering or other safety critical components (even better).
• Failure Mode Avoidance (even better).
• Statistical Data Analysis/Minitab (even better).
• GD&T and reading prints (even better).
• Working knowledge of Ford engineering tools: WERS, FEDE, Teamcenter (even better).
• Problem Solving Skills (8D, 5 Whys, DOE, Is/Is not tools) (even better).
• CAD (Catia) (even better).
• Team Center (even better).
• Good written and oral communication skills (even better).
• Good teamwork (even better).
• Able to work independently (even better).

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.