Job Description
Responsibilities
What you'll be able to do:
Vehicle Interior Validation and Failure Analysis Engineer - positions offered by Ford Motor Company (Long Beach, California). Note, this is a hybrid position whereby the employee will work both from home and from the aforementioned worksite. Hence, the employee must live within a reasonable commuting distance from the worksite. Responsible for Risk Assessment, Concept Validation, Prototyping, Benchmarking, Development, Test Management and Detailed documentation of the Interior components and systems through multiple stages of development. Conceptualize, Evaluate, Coordinate, Test, Root cause, Countermeasure and Validate Interior components and systems. Domestic and International Travel Required up to 20%.
Qualifications
You'll have...
Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Mechanical Engineering or a related field and 3 years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. 3 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Designing, validating and developing interior subsystems including Instrument Panel, Restraints, Center Console and Cabin Trim components. 2. Using 3D CAD software collaboratively to support design and development including NX, Catia, and 3DX. 3. Utilizing a diverse array of structural and functional engineering materials including metals, polymers, composites, adhesives, fluids, glass, and ceramics. 4. Applying principles of material mechanics and metallurgical fundamentals. 5. Conducting failure analysis of non-metal and composite materials. 6. Analyzing stress, strain, cracking, fatigue, and associated failure modes. 2 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Conducting tests and validation with increasing responsibility, demonstrating a track record of technical achievement. 2. Supporting product launches in factory settings.
We are offering a salary of $121,098.00 - $207,288.84/yr.
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 the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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.
For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:
https://fordcareers.co/GSR
