Student Worker Program – Physical Prototypes Engineer
Ford Motor Company
internship
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Long Beach • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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Entry Level
Tech Stack
Assembly
About the role
- Collaborate with Aerodynamics, Ergonomics, Engineering, and Design teams to create visually, geometrically and functionally representative physical test properties
- Develop unique approaches for using physical test properties to evaluate and define aerodynamic devices or customer user experiences in future electric vehicles
- Hands-on CAD design, fabrication, and assembly of static and functional prototypes at component, subsystem, and full vehicle levels
- Project manage and source components from internal and external vendors of waterjet, rapid prototyped, machined components, and composite layup
Requirements
- Pursuit of Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Engineering or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
- Must be able to work in Long Beach, CA office for a 6 month period
- Candidates must graduate and be available for full-time work prior to September 2025
- Experience in one or more CAD programs (Catia, NX, Creo, Solidworks)
- Experience with hands-on prototyping, fabrication, and assembly
- Experience defining rapid prototyping, machining, and fabrication processes and materials to achieve the desired final appearance and functional requirements
- Awareness of DFA, DFMEA, GD&T, and Solid Mechanics
- Team-first mindset and ability to multi-task under tight deadlines
- Ability to think creatively and to champion innovative prototype solutions
- Strong problem-solving and conflict management skills, superb communication, and able to adapt to dynamic requirements
- 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!
Benefits
- 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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
CAD designprototypingfabricationassemblyDFADFMEAGD&TSolid Mechanicsrapid prototypingmachining
Soft skills
team-first mindsetmulti-taskingcreative thinkingproblem-solvingconflict managementcommunicationadaptability