Ford Motor Company

Ford Racing Engine Performance Development Engineer

Ford Motor Company • $65K — $166K *
Allen Park, MI 48101In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or equivalent technical degree
  • 3+ years of powertrain testing experience
  • 3+ years of experience with AVL testing software (Puma, Concerto, Indicom)

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute engine testing plans to validate fuel economy and performance
  • Coordinate cross-functional engineering teams for test execution and troubleshooting
  • Ensure compliance with engineering standards and safety protocols
  • Analyze test results using analysis and visualization tools like MATLAB
  • Identify trends in combustion and performance data for optimal engine designs
  • Prepare technical reports and present findings to engineering and management
  • Develop tools and methodologies to enhance testing efficiency

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
  • Flexible family care days and paid parental leave
  • Family building benefits including adoption and fertility treatments
  • Vehicle discount program for employees and family members
  • Tuition assistance and support for professional development
  • Active employee resource groups for community and support
  • Paid time off for community service and a generous holiday schedule
Full Job Description
Job Description

In this position...

This role is for an Engine Performance Development Engineer within Ford Racing's Global Powertrain department, responsible for developing and executing engine test plans to validate fuel economy, performance, durability, combustion strategy, and system architecture for cutting-edge racing powertrains.

This position requires 5 days per week onsite in Allen Park, MI.

Responsibilities

What you'll do...
  • Develop engine testing plans required for validation of fuel economy, performance, durability, combustion strategy, and engine system architecture. This involves defining test objectives, selecting experimental methodologies, and specifying equipment and instrumentation.
  • Coordinate cross-functional engineering teams to facilitate test execution, including directing resources, guiding test preparation, scheduling test activities, and troubleshooting technical issues to ensure efficient test progress.
  • Ensure test compliance with engineering standards, regulatory requirements, and safety protocols, including performing regular quality checks to verify data integrity and accuracy.
  • Post-process and conduct in-depth analysis of test results using company-specific and industry-standard analysis and visualization tools (e.g., MATLAB, AVL Concerto).
  • Identify trends and anomalies in combustion, fuel economy, performance, and emissions data, and perform further analysis to define optimal engine designs and calibrations.
  • Prepare technical reports and present findings at data summary meetings for engineering and management teams.
  • Develop post-processing tools and methodologies to enhance efficiency and capability, including creating bespoke scripts, algorithms, and software, as well as refining existing tools.


Qualifications

You'll have...
  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or an equivalent technical degree
  • Minimum 3+ years of powertrain testing experience
  • Minimum 3+ years of experience with AVL Puma, AVL Concerto, AVL Indicom or equivalent testing software


Even better, you may have...
  • Experience using ATI Vision, ETAS INCA, or equivalent calibration software
  • Strong understanding of basic data acquisition principles, sensor types, CAN bus architecture, and general automotive electronics
  • Proficiency in C#, Python, MATLAB, VBA, or an equivalent programming language


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.


This position is a salary grade 5 - 8 and ranges from $65,100-$166,200.
Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

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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
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