Ford Motor Company

Restraints Design and Release Engineer

Ford Motor Company$90K — $120K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, or Mechatronics Engineering, or equivalent.
  • 3+ years of experience in design and release engineering for restraints commodities.
  • Understanding of regulatory requirements like FMVSS and IIHS.
  • Knowledge of simulation and testing methods for restraints and safety systems.
  • Proven program management skills to prioritize multiple assignments.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with teams.
  • Knowledge of manufacturing and assembly operations, with a focus on quality and cost management.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop restraints system components for assigned vehicle programs.
  • Monitor and ensure compliance of interior trim and interfacing components.
  • Translate customer and regulatory requirements into engineering targets.
  • Track supplier deliverables and analyze feedback through systems.
  • Incorporate new designs and manage engineering changes at assembly plants.
  • Support assembly departments with production quality issues.
  • Assist with production part approval processes (PPAP) for mass production.

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
  • Flexible family care days and generous paid parental leave.
  • Tuition assistance and benefits for family building, including adoption reimbursement.
  • Employee vehicle discount program and management lease options.
  • Active employee resource groups and paid time off for community service.
  • Generous paid holidays, including a holiday closure between Christmas and New Year's Day.
  • Option to purchase additional vacation time.
Full Job Description
Job Description

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world together. At Ford, we're all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?

Product Development uses design thinking & user experience methods to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We bring innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to advancements in autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more!

In this position...

The Restraints D&R Engineer is responsible for the design and release of restraints components and systems for new and current vehicles including:
  • Managing project timing, releasing drawings and engineering specifications.
  • Creating specific FMA Documents, DVP&R, and quality documents.
  • Part delivery on time for each program milestone.
  • Tracking of supplier's deliverables.

Commodities include Seatbelts, Airbags, Steering Wheels, Buckles, Height Adjusters, etc.

Responsibilities

What you'll do...
  • Design, develop, validate, and release Restraints System commodities, subsystems, and components for the assigned programs. Commodities include Seatbelts, Airbags, Steering wheels, Buckles, Height adjusters etc.
  • Monitor the development of Interior trim and other interfacing components for Ford vehicles according to company-specific benchmarks.
  • Design parts to comply with Corporate, Regulatory and Local Requirements for parts validation, considering the WCR (Worldwide Customers Requirements), ES (Engineering Specifications) and SDS (Systems Design specifications) as well as Manufacturing and Assembly requirements.
  • Translate Customer, Regulatory, and Product requirements into engineering targets.
  • Monitor suppliers and analyze customer feedback through Ford's systems.
  • Incorporation of new designs and engineering changes at Assembly Plants and leading discussions with involved parties including suppliers.
  • Support suppliers and assembly departments with current production quality and manufacturing issues.
  • Support production part approval processes (PPAP) for mass production


Qualifications

You'll have...

Minimum Requirements:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Mechatronics Engineering or Equivalent.
  • 3+ years of experience working as a design and release Engineer for Restraints Commodities.
  • Working knowledge of Regulatory and Public Domain Requirements including but not limited to FMVSS, IIHS, etc.
  • Working Knowledge of simulation and testing methodologies for restraints and safety systems.
  • Good program management skills with the ability to manage a number of assignments simultaneously and prioritize appropriately.
  • Experience leading multiple assignments with demanding timelines.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work well with others as part of a team.
  • Significant problem-solving skills demonstrated previously.
  • Knowledge of Manufacturing and Assembly operations. Sharp focus on Quality and Cost management
  • Travel will be required to supplier design & testing locations as well as to manufacturing locations in the US, Mexico and Canada.


Even better, if you have ...

Preferred
  • Master's Degree 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 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.

This position is a salary grade 6 - 8.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSRnon-HTHD

Visa sponsorship is NOT available for this position.
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