Ford Motor Company

Ford Racing Chassis Team Lead - Road Programs

Ford Motor Company • $100K — $120K *
Allen Park, MI 48101In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science in Engineering
  • 4+ years in Chassis engineering with experience on a completed program
  • Strong organization and communication skills
  • Body exterior or powertrain experience is a plus
  • 2 years using CAD or visualization tools
  • Familiarity with program delivery processes / GPDS
  • Working knowledge of Teamcenter, Vis Mockup, CATIA, DFMEA, and OEM tools
  • Fabrication skills for proof-of-concept demonstrations
  • Self-starter with a passion for Racing vehicles

Responsibilities

  • Lead design, release, and delivery of Chassis components for Ford Racing
  • Manage Quality, Cost, Weight, Function, Timing (QCWFT) for program milestones
  • Source commodities in collaboration with Purchasing
  • Guide program delivery through key milestones
  • Oversee internal and external resources for program success
  • Ensure compliance with Ford Racing criteria and regulatory requirements
  • Develop innovative solutions for design, analysis, and testing of Racing vehicles
  • Resolve issues and oversee design changes during prototype and launch phases
  • Collaborate with the Core Chassis Organization to support production and quality efforts

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
  • Flexible family care days and paid parental leave
  • Family building benefits like adoption reimbursement and fertility treatments
  • Employee vehicle discount program
  • Tuition assistance for continued education
  • Established employee resource groups
  • Paid time off for community service
  • Generous holiday schedule including the week between Christmas and New Year’s
  • Option to purchase additional vacation time
Full Job Description
Job Description

In this position...

At Ford, we're committed to engineering the best Racing vehicles possible. That commitment dates back to 1901 when Henry Ford and a small team of engineers developed a race car called "Sweepstakes". It featured innovations such as mechanical fuel injection and insulated spark plugs - those breakthroughs helped Henry win the one and only race in which he ever competed. He used the notoriety - and winnings - of that win to start Ford Motor Company eventually. That passion and ingenuity has powered wins from Daytona to Le Mans and from Indianapolis to Baja. Our success on the track and off-road Racing has fueled the development of our cars and trucks.

VISION: Create the world's leading Racing portfolio...accessible to all.

MISSION: Fuel innovation and passion for Ford, on and off the road.

Responsibilities

What you will do...
  • Lead the design, release, and delivery of Chassis components and systems for Ford Racing Manage Quality, Cost, Weight, Function and Timing (QCWFT) to support program & engineering GPDS milestones
  • Work with Purchasing to source commodities
  • Lead program delivery through various milestones
  • Lead FSS (Full Service Suppliers) and/or other internal/external resources to deliver subject programs
  • Assure conformance to the Ford Racing DNA all applicable Ford & regulatory requirements
  • Develop innovative solutions for Racing vehicles - including design, CAE analysis, and testing
  • Support issue resolution and design change management during the prototype build and launch builds
    Interface and maintain collaborative relationship with Core Chassis Organization
  • Support current production and quality efforts
  • Support cost optimization efforts


Qualifications

You'll have...
  • Bachelor of Science in Engineering
  • 4+ Years of experience in Chassis engineering, including delivery of 1 completed program
  • Excellent organization and communication skills
  • Body exterior or powertrain experience may also be considered
  • 2 Years of experience using CAD and/or other visualization tools
  • Understanding of program delivery processes / GPDS
  • Working knowledge of Teamcenter, Vis Mockup, 3Dx, CATIA, DFMEA, FEDE, FEDEBOM, WERS
  • Fabrication/mockup skills to demonstrate proof of concept
  • Independent self-starter that can connect analytical tools with physical hardware and vehicle Racing
  • Passion for Racing vehicles

Even better, if you have...
  • Launch experience preferred

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!
As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder...or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
  • 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

About Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company manufactures or distributes automobiles in addition to offering financial services. The company sells to dealerships for retail sales, and for sale to fleet customers, including commercial fleet customers, daily rental car companies, and governments. Ford’s vehicle portfolio includes automobiles, buses, tractors, and trucks. Retail financing includes retail installment sale contracts for new and used vehicles, and direct financing leases for new vehicles to retail customers, government entities, daily rental car companies, and fleet customers. Finance receivables in the non-consumer portfolio include products offered to automotive dealers. Ford’s environmental initiatives include compressed natural gas, flexible fuel vehicles, electric drive vehicles, Hydrogen, PC power management, and so on. Ford Motor Company was founded by Henry Ford in 1903 and is headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan.

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Learn more about Ford Motor Company
Size
183,000 employees
Market Cap
$44.8 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
-$1.2 billion
Founded
1903
5 Year Trend
-2.1%
Revenue
$127.1 billion
NASDAQ
F
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