Frame Design and Release Engineer, Structures
Ford Motor Company
Assembly
Exterior Lighting Engineer
Ford Motor Company
full-time
Posted on:
Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States
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JuniorMid-Level
Tech Stack
AssemblyLAMP
About the role
- Systems engineering for exterior vehicle lighting spanning mechanical, electrical, software, and optics
- Define requirements, product design, tooling, validation testing, and launch in assembly plants across a vehicle’s lifecycle
- Generate and execute technical solutions for exterior lighting components to support new vehicle programs
- Perform complex engineering evaluation and analysis
- Work cross-functionally to implement cost savings, product improvements, and support prototype and production build activities
- Balance attributes such as cost, weight, complexity, and timing
- Manage production release of systems, subsystems, components, and features
- Develop core requirements and technology
- Communicate with internal and external organizations and lead team meetings (suppliers, designers, engineers, manufacturing, supplier quality, etc.)
- Travel as required (including international)
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Optical, or Software Engineering or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
- 2+ years of related automotive and/or lighting applications experience (inclusive of professional, co-op, and internship positions)
- Ability to travel domestic and international
- Master’s Degree or other Advanced Degree (preferred)
- Familiarity with the engineering design of exterior lighting components (preferred)
- Familiarity with Design For Six Sigma process (preferred)
- Experience with DFMEA, GD&T, and ISO standards (preferred)
- Knowledge of plastic materials, plastic injection molding, optics, basic electrical/electronic circuitry, software, lamp manufacturing processes, tooling, fixture design and product validation (preferred)
- Knowledge of global lighting regulations (preferred)
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship not available
