Job Description

In this position...
As a Reliability Engineer at Ford Motor Company, you will play a key role in developing quality, reliable, and durable vehicles for customers around the globe. Successful applicants must possess a strong interest in reliability, product testing, and customer support. Workload will consist of supporting cross functional groups to identify reliability challenges, drive to robust reliability solutions early in the development, and track reliability through product launch. Projects will be targeted to high profile new products, technology, and launches. The position requires presentation of status and findings allowing diverse management exposure.

• The PD Engineer is responsible for managing product release CAD and BOM structures, including assembly positioning and mass attribute analysis. This role also includes facilitating supplier data integration and developing CAD studies to support and drive design improvements.

• The PD Engineer is expected to understand and effectively utilize product check-in/check-out processes, version control, data release, and change management within Ford's PLM ecosystem.

• The PD Engineer will perform feasibility analyses using CAD tools, including draft angle analysis, undercut detection, minimum bend radius validation for sheet metal, and clearance checks to support manufacturing and machining requirements.

Responsibilities

What you'll do...

High Time in Service Reliability and High Repair Cost Quality Improvement Projects

• Lead/support High Time in Service Quality Projects using Design for Six Sigma / 8D processes on aggressive timelines to support suspension warranty spend and failure rate reduction targets.
• Responsibilities include evaluation of high warranty spend/failure rate subsystems and engine/vehicle applications with a focus on issues that contribute to > 12 MIS warranty and/or are design/physics related versus supplier quality/manufacturing defect related.
• Projects will be expected to rapidly work through the Define, Characterize, Optimize and Verify phases of the DFSS process including root cause identification and verification, implementation of ICA/PCA's, read across and prevent recurrence.
• Strong focus on warranty data/trend analysis, part return analysis and physical understanding of suspension systems and subsystems as key tools to identification root cause and interim and permanent corrective actions.
• Help develop relationships with dealerships and fleets as key sources of information to quickly identify and resolve HTIS quality issues.
• Ability to design, execute or coordinate analytical and physical testing from component bench level to full vehicle testing to identify root cause, replicate quality issues and validate fixes.
• Identify and document lessons learned for knowledge preservation.

Lower Cost per Repair Projects

• Run data analytics to understand repair cost variation that can be optimized for a lower cost repair.
• Review multiple service procedures and trial more efficient procedures that can be implemented in the field.
• Work with Ford Customer Service Department to implement proper tools to assist in the lower cost repair option.
• Identify and document lessons learned for knowledge preservation.

Cost per Unit Warranty Reduction Opportunities

• Engineering Project leads to all suspension systems and all vehicle lines that are negatively contributing to our yearly objectives.
• Assess all warranty tools against each cost per unit concern within the assigned propulsion group and identify opportunities to move forward with lower cost repair options.
• Kick off the appropriate teams to lead work plan for identified opportunities.
• Identify and document lessons learned for knowledge preservation.

Project leader

• expected to present frequently to senior management project status and results, interface regularly with quality, powerpack and core engineers and TS's and maintain required project documentation including 1-pagers, 6-panels, 8D reports, management summary documents, etc.
• Lead/attend team meetings.

Qualifications

You'll have...
BS in Engineering, Statistics or related field.
1+ years of experience in reliability focused on automotive chassis product design.

1 year of CAD experience.

Even better, you may have...
Master's Degree in Engineering, Statistics or related STEM field.
Hands on product testing experience.
Battery Electric Vehicle experience.
Experience in manufacturing.
Experience in design and release.
Experience in suspension preferred but not required. Additional experience in Chassis Systems Engineering, Vehicle Integration, Manufacturing, and/or Vehicle Engineering is a plus.
Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage several complex tasks simultaneously.
Ability to develop clear working level documents and management presentations.
Experience communicating and presenting to the senior leadership team.
Ability and willingness to travel to both Ford and supplier domestic and foreign locations.
Demonstrated experience of effective supplier management, launch, and global program delivery.
Demonstrated ability for technical understanding and leadership.
Demonstrated leadership skills in teamwork, prioritization, and project management.
Hands-on experience with CAD, release processes, sourcing processes, creating test requests, documenting evidence in support of requirements and design rules.
Passion for zero defects, passion for customer, high energy, drive for results and openness to learning. 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!

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.

This position is a salary grade 5 and ranges from $65,100-$109,300.
This position is a salary grade 6 and ranges from $74,300-$124,500.
This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $86,600-$144,900.
This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $99,100-$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: https://fordcareers.co/GSR.

Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week.

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