About the role

  • Product Development Engineer at Ford working on cost-effective designs and product testing in the automotive field. Collaborating with teams to enhance product reliability and efficiency.

Responsibilities

  • The candidate will work with internal and external customers to develop competitive cost & weight efficient designs.
  • Additionally, the candidate will be responsible to engineer the required CAD and lead analytical and physical analysis to deliver a system that will meet all prescribed requirements.
  • As the program matures, responsibilities will shift to product testing, delivering PSW, and launching within one of Ford’s many assembly plants.

Requirements

  • BS Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electro-Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering or a related field
  • 3+ years of professional experience in the Automotive or Aerospace industry (experience with hinged closures is preferred)
  • 3+ years of direct experience in closures systems (e.g. tailgates, liftgates, swing gates, side doors, cargo doors, moveable roof systems) a plus.
  • Experience with sheet metal body structures, closures, stamping, static and/or dynamic sealing, power/gas struts, power drive units/motors, and hinges
  • Hands-on experience with “in-house” engineering, design, and release, as well as managing full-service supplier commodities, with on-time delivery at cost & quality targets.
  • Design and Release/Product Development Engineer/ Closures Commodity Subject Matter Expert experience
  • Ability to work overtime & travel to support launches

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

Product Development Engineer

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

$84,480 - $162,120 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

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