The candidate will work with internal and external customers to develop competitive cost & weight efficient designs.
Additionally, the candidate will be responsible to engineer the required CAD and lead analytical and physical analysis to deliver a system that will meet all prescribed requirements.
As the program matures, responsibilities will shift to product testing, delivering PSW, and launching within one of Ford’s many assembly plants.

Requirements

BS Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electro-Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering or a related field
3+ years of professional experience in the Automotive or Aerospace industry (experience with hinged closures is preferred)
Experience with sheet metal body structures, closures, stamping, static and/or dynamic sealing, power/gas struts, power drive units/motors, and hinges
Hands-on experience with “in-house” engineering, design, and release, as well as managing full-service supplier commodities, with on-time delivery at cost & quality targets.
Design and Release/Product Development Engineer/ Closures Commodity Subject Matter Expert experience
Ability to work overtime & travel to support launches
Extensive travel is required at times exceeding up to 8 months at a time to support product launch. Accommodations will be provided.
CAD experience
Preferred: 2 years of professional experience in the Automotive or Aerospace industry.
Preferred: 3+ years of direct experience in closures systems (e.g. tailgates, liftgates, swing gates, side doors, cargo doors, moveable roof systems).
Preferred: Experience interfacing with design studio on resolution of design issues related to Exterior Rear Closures system.
Preferred: Experience leading peers via Design reviews to resolve part to part interface issues and deliver a successful system.
Preferred: Experience solving current model quality issues and implementing corrective actions.
Preferred: Ability to utilize and demonstrate System engineering disciplines and Design for Manufacturing principles to proactively solve issues.
Preferred: Knowledge of craftsmanship expectations, benchmarking, and futuring.
Preferred: Knowledge of automotive exterior components, including materials and manufacturing technologies, such as stamping, injection molding, extrusion, forging, casting, welding, riveting, etc.
Preferred: Experience with 4 bar link and kenamtic design
Preferred: Experience with bolted joint structures
Preferred: Experience with Structural mechanics
Preferred: Experience with hinge mechanism dynamics
Preferred: Experience with Systems engineering
Preferred: Working knowledge of FEA, DFMEA, Control Plan development, & Dimensional Variation Analysis
Preferred: Ability to operate within CATIA/3DX environment, Teamcenter Engineering, and Digital Buck
Preferred: Capability with Microsoft Suite of products (Word, Excel, Powerpoint).

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

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools

CADsheet metal body structuresclosuresstampingstatic sealingdynamic sealingpower strutspower drive unitshingesSystems engineering

Soft Skills

ability to work overtimeability to travelleadershipproblem-solvingcommunication

Certifications

BS Mechanical EngineeringBS Aerospace EngineeringBS Electro-Mechanical EngineeringBS Mechatronics Engineering