
DVA Engineer
Ford Motor Company
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Dearborn • Missouri • United States
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Salary
💰 $72,480 - $162,120 per year
Tech Stack
About the role
- Lead dimensional variation analysis modeling and reporting.
- Develop full functional variation models that simulate the impact of incoming material and production system variation and behavior.
- Provide geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) support
- Support appearance and functional dimensional issue resolution.
- Support related dimensional control elements (locators, checking fixtures, etc.) as needed.
- Provide design and process feedback based on model analysis.
- Lead vehicle program deliverables for DVA team per the manufacturing QOS
- Lead program management of DVA deliverables
- Support the integration of stamping simulation responses into body assembly simulation models.
- Support the implementation of AI techniques in developing solution sets to complex dimensional problems.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, mathematics or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
- 3 or more years of dimensional control experience, preferably with skills including:
- Production experience in the manufacture or assembly of vehicle systems (body, trim, and chassis)
- Experience developing and analyzing GD&T
- Expertise in developing and analyzing locating strategies for body, trim, and chassis systems
- Experience performing tolerance analysis simulations using VisVSA (or similar software)
- Background performing finite element analysis (FEA) simulations using Hypermesh, NASTRAN, and LS-DYNA.
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 & Tools
dimensional variation analysisgeometric dimensioning and tolerancingtolerance analysis simulationsfinite element analysislocating strategiesproduction experienceAI techniquesmodel analysissimulation modeling
Soft Skills
leadershipprogram managementproblem-solvingcommunication
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in engineeringBachelor’s degree in mathematics