Ford Motor Company

Product Development Engineer - Wheel, Tire, Jack, Ornament (WTJO) Core Engineer

Ford Motor Company$65K — $166K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
  • 5+ years of Core or Design and Release experience
  • Chassis engineering experience preferred
  • Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering is preferred
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Detailed oriented with a zero-defect mindset

Responsibilities

  • Manage global core quality documents such as requirements and specifications
  • Apply engineering disciplines for failure mode avoidance and analysis
  • Perform sign-off documentation reviews for DVP&R and CDP&R
  • Engage with Studio Engineering and Design teams for project resolution
  • Support coating technology development for Design Studio and wheel suppliers
  • Review and assess results for coating durability and corrosion testing
  • Lead supplier development initiatives and manage the supply base

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
  • Flexible family care days and paid parental leave
  • Family building benefits including fertility treatments and adoption reimbursement
  • Vehicle discount program for employees and family members
  • Tuition assistance and paid time off for community service
Full Job Description
Job Description

A career opportunity in Product Development is now available with the WTJO Core team. As part of the WTJO Core team, you will be responsible for maintaining and developing requirements, specifications, and other quality documents to enable our Application teams to deliver BIC products. The Core team is also a resource to aid with the development process as well as issue resolution.

Responsibilities

Position Duties

  • Management of global core quality documents (Requirements, Design Rules, Functional Specifications, DFMEA, SCCAF, etc...)
  • Demonstrated ability to apply engineering disciplines for failure mode avoidance and analysis (8D, 14D, 3L5W)
  • Manage and perform DVP&R / sign off documentation reviews
  • Manage and perform CDP&R / sign off documentation reviews
  • Manage wheel design studio interface and project resolution
  • Engage with the Studio Engineering and Design teams
  • Support Design Studio and wheel supplier needs for coating technology development
  • Support approval of new paint systems
  • Maintain of an approved coating system / finish list
  • Review and assessment of results for coating durability tests and material approvals
  • Review and assessment of corrosion testing
  • Support Global training
  • Support the global Application teams with program test plan development and issue resolution
  • Develop analytical tools to automate development process and optimization
  • Interpret analytical simulations and provide design directions to resolve attribute issues and achieve efficient designs
  • Lead supplier development initiatives and manage supply base
  • Support global supplier manufacturing site assessments
  • Manage the development of Core released parts: valve stem, lug nut, wheel weight, TMK, etc.
  • Database development and management
  • Support global architecture initiatives
  • Support all regional Technical Design Review meetings
  • Knowledgeable in the Global Product Development System (GPDS)
  • Lead new technology development
  • Interface with Ford Purchasing, STA, Design Engineering, Design Studio, Materials Engineering, D&R Application teams, and VOME


Qualifications

Qualifications

Position Qualifications
  • Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
  • 5+ years of Core Experience or Design and Release experience
  • Chassis engineering experience desired


Other Information
  • Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering preferred
  • CAD experience preferably CATIA
  • Six Sigma Black Belt or demonstrated understanding and application of DOE techniques
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Self-starting, self directed
  • Detailed orientated with a zero-defect mindset
  • Ability to work in a globally diverse team
  • Strong presentation, written and verbal communication and project management skills


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 through 8. Salaries can range 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: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid

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