Ford Motor Company

Structural Systems Engineer

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

Qualifications

  • B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
  • 2 years of experience in manufacturing metal components and structures
  • Proficiency in CAD/CAE tools for optimizing designs
  • Experience in sheet metal joining techniques
  • Excellent teamwork and communication skills
  • Self-motivated with multitasking abilities
  • Proficient computer skills

Responsibilities

  • Lead design and release engineering for frame and related components
  • Manage the supply base effectively
  • Support design phase deliverables from concept to launch
  • Collaborate with suppliers for manufacturing feasibility
  • Develop quality documents and support timely builds
  • Lead structural changes and resolve assembly issues

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
  • Flexible family care days and paid parental leave
  • Family building assistance including adoption reimbursements
  • Employee vehicle discount and management lease options
  • Tuition assistance for continued education
  • Active employee resource groups
  • Paid community service days
  • Generous holiday schedule including Christmas week
  • Paid time off options, including purchasing additional vacation time
Full Job Description
Job Description

In this position...
  • Design and Release Engineering for Frame, Mounts, Spare Tire Winches, and/or Tow Hooks, responsible for forward model development, release, and through launch.
  • Absolute focus on delivery of robust designs and failure mode avoidance by applying engineering disciplines including DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plans, Perfect Drawing Plan and Engineering Specifications.
  • Responsible for overall design leadership to meet vehicle attributes including package, crash, durability, commercial upfitting, and thermal management.
  • Deliver prototype builds, PPAP & production launch on time with quality.
  • Responsible to lead, review, and approve, Frame Structure designs to ensure delivery to component ES, and vehicle requirements.
  • Responsible to resolve all durability, assembly, and functional issues identified
    Coach, technical mentor, and guide peer engineers with regular information exchange through Technical Club forums.

Deliver focused Material Cost Reduction, Warranty reduction, and benchmarking.

Responsibilities

  • Design and Release Engineering for Frame, Mounts, Spare Tire Winches, and/or Tow Hooks, responsible for forward model development, release, and through launch.
  • Manage supply base.
  • Support all design phase deliverables from initial concept to launch.
  • Work with supplier manufacturing, STA and quality teams to ensure design for assembly feasibility.
  • Develop & maintain quality documents DFMEA, SCCAF, P-diagram etc. Support on time delivery of prototype &production builds, DV/PV testing, launch.
  • Lead Structures OPD & SREA changes.
  • Strong GDT knowledge, create & run stack-ups, review DVA.
  • Manage supplier (Cost, timing, product and manufacturing changes).
  • Lead on time resolution of AIMS identify ICA/PCA plan and 8D, 3x5Why workstreams.


Qualifications

You'll have...
Minimum Requirements:
  • B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
  • Minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience manufacturing and developing metal components and structure.
  • Experience in using CAD/CAE tools and ability to optimize tool designs for stamping, welding and sheet metal, extrusions, castings.
  • The D&R 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.
  • Sheet metal joining experience (MIG, SPR, Laser weld, spot welding).
  • Excellent teamwork and communication skills.
  • Self-motivated with the ability to manage multiple tasks.
  • Proficient computer skills

Even better, if you have ...

Preferred
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience manufacturing and developing metal components and structure.
  • CAD/CAE capable engineer. 3DX, Catia, Teamcenter, stack-up tools, fastener health chart, GDT.
  • PPAP launch experience.3 years' experience in frames or structures Design and Release.
    Mechanical Engineering BS
  • Excellent communication skills, written verbal.
  • Ability to lead a team, work with cross functional group


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 to salary grade 8. Salary 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: https://fordcareers.co/GSR
Visa sponsorship is not 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. #LI-Hybrid
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