Product Development Engineer – Chassis Brakes

Ford Motor Company

Chassis Brakes Engineer delivering foundation brake systems and components for Ford. Leading design, validation, and supplier performance to ensure quality and cost-effectiveness.

Posted 6/23/2026full-timeDearborn • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $65,100 - $109,300 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Assembly

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The Chassis Brakes Engineer is responsible for delivery of foundation brake systems and components. Responsibilities include the design and package of components, overall system performance, cost and quality.
The engineer leads component and system design and development, validating and signing-off all key brake performance and attribute requirements.
The engineer manages supplier delivery and performance.
He or she serves as a leader and representative of brake engineering to interfacing organizations.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (ME or EE) Required, Graduate Degree in Engineering (ME or EE) Desirable
Strong leadership skills – inherent self-starter, self-motivated, with strong drive for results.
Project management skills - Capable of managing projects by looking both at the big picture objectives and at detail administration to achieve these objectives.
Strong oral/written communication skills to lead group projects, issue resolution, and management reviews
Able to work in unfamiliar and unstructured situations and succeed
Computer-literate. Proficiency in MS Office/Outlook: Excel; Word, PowerPoint, CAD (Catia / Team Center) exposure, etc.
Experiences in functional engineering desirable, preferably chassis or automotive-related work experience (Ford, OEM or supplier)
Recognized in prior work assignments for demonstrated performance
Demonstrated proficiency in engineering disciplines preferred: DVP&R, DFMEA, 8D, Process Controls, Reliability, and System Engineering Fundamentals
Ability to travel and support Ford Motor Company final assembly plants and supplier sites, when required, during project delivery.

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

foundation brake systemscomponent designsystem performanceDVP&RDFMEA8DProcess ControlsReliabilitySystem Engineering Fundamentals

Soft Skills

leadershipself-starterself-motivateddrive for resultsproject managementoral communicationwritten communicationissue resolutionability to work in unstructured situations

Certifications

Bachelor's Degree in EngineeringGraduate Degree in Engineering