Product Development Engineer – 3DX Development & Deployment Specialist

Ford Motor Company

PLM Technical Specialist developing and deploying 3DEXPERIENCE solutions at Ford Motor Company. Focus on Product Lifecycle Management improvements for engineering and operations teams.

Posted 5/7/2026full-timeDearborn • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $72,480 - $166,200 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The Specialist will focus on 3DEXPERIENCE (3DX) Product Lifecycle Management solutions, empowering engineering and operations teams to efficiently manage and deliver product data and change at scale.
In this role, the developer will leverage an Agile approach to conceptualize, build, test, and deploy 3DX/ENOVIA Code, Debug Kit, Pinpoint to manage Software Fix Releases customizations, widgets, and data pipelines grounded in current 3DX practices.
The successful candidate will drive modernization from legacy applications into an object‑based 3DEXPERIENCE environment—ensuring solutions are reliable, performant, and user‑friendly—and will provide demos, training, and production cutover support.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor of Science (or foreign equivalent) in Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical, or a related technical field.
Minimum 10+ years in PLM solution development with hands‑on 3DEXPERIENCE/ENOVIA, focused on data model customization, performance tuning, and enterprise configuration.
Proficiency in MQL, JPOs, and 3DEXPERIENCE Web Services; experienced in designing and delivering custom widgets and role‑based interfaces (HTML5/JavaScript/JSP) that improve usability and productivity.
The Engineer is expected to understand and effectively utilize product check-in/check-out processes, version control, data release, and change management within Ford’s PLM ecosystem.
Demonstrated capability to build automated test scripts and frameworks for CAD/PLM integrations with emphasis on stability, performance, and regression coverage.
Proven execution of data migration and transformation using MQL scripts, Data Load utilities, and custom loaders; strong practices for validation, reconciliation, exception handling, and auditability.
Administration of user and role‑based licenses with usage analytics, compliance controls, and procurement/renewal coordination; ability to forecast demand and optimize cost.
Level 2/3 support experience with SR/ER lifecycle management, deep root‑cause analysis, and knowledge‑base/runbook creation; effective vendor collaboration to closure.
Agile execution with scheduling and forecasting, service order management, stakeholder communications, and cross‑functional alignment; multi‑site/global delivery experience.
Domain exposure across automotive and aerospace; strong communication skills with a track record of demos, training, and user enablement.
This is a hybrid role requiring candidate to be onsite 4 or more days a week

Benefits

Comp & perks

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.

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Hard Skills & Tools

3DEXPERIENCEENOVIAMQLJPOs3DEXPERIENCE Web ServicesHTML5JavaScriptJSPdata migrationautomated test scripts

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationstakeholder managementtraininguser enablementproblem-solvingforecastingcross-functional alignmentroot-cause analysisAgile execution

Certifications

Bachelor of Science in EngineeringBachelor of Science in Computer ScienceBachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering