Job Description
In this position...
As a Senior Geartrain Design & Analysis Engineer, you will be responsible for design and development of components within Ford's next generation EV drivetrains. You will work within the drive unit design team developing production hardware. You will own hardware from concept to production with exposure to sourcing, validation, and ramp.
Responsibilities
What you'll do...
Design and optimize geartrain components and features such as teeth (setting module, helix angle, microgeometry, etc.), webbing, differential housings, shafts, and bearings for durability, efficiency, NVH, mass, cost, and robustness.
Generate and update/maintain 3D and 2D CAD of designs, considering best practices for GD&T, clear and consistent notes, identification of critical and significant characteristics, etc.
Review and update requirements, DFMEA's, process control plans and other documentation as required during the course of hardware design and development.
Evaluate data and understand the correlation between predicted and measured results, collaborating with test engineers and reviewing data with subject matter experts.
Support and/or conduct testing and test setup including data acquisition systems and fixture design (4 square, transmission error, friction loss, NVH).
Interact with vendors, manufacturing representatives and other industrialization personnel to ensure high quality products arrive where they are needed in time to support the scheduled activities. Travel as required to support this.
Propose and implement continuous improvements to designs and/or processes. Work closely with appropriate teams to verify the effectiveness of the implementation.
Contribute to design reviews, test plans, and requirement reviews to further advance the powertrain system cross functionally.
Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation and reports related to design and test work.
Qualifications
You'll have...
Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
7+ years of experience designing, developing, and validating geartrain hardware.
Experience optimizing geartrain systems utilizing CAE tools such as ANSYS, FEMFAT, Romax, LDP, Kissoft, GT-Suite, MATLAB or equivalent applications.
Experience with instrumentation and data acquisition in a lab environment.
Strong sense of ownership, analytical skills and problem-solving skills with a basis in first principles understanding along with the skill set required to effectively communicate.
An eagerness to work cross-functionally in a dynamic environment where you are part of a high performing team.
A system approach to design and development with the desire and curiosity to strive for exceptional delivery execution and continuous improvement.
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 8 and ranges from $138,800-$232,700.
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 with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid #LI-JD2 #UEV
