Vehicle Personalization Product Engineer

Ford Motor Company

Vehicle Personalization Product Engineer responsible for design and release of vehicle accessories. Leading technical development process from start through production launch in automotive sector.

Posted 7/9/2026full-timeAllen Park • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $65,100 - $109,300 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The Vehicle Personalization Product Engineer is responsible for the design and release of accessories offered either as optional production content or offered through dealer channel sales.
The engineer leads the technical development process from program start through production launch.
This includes supporting or leading activities in sourcing, design, development, testing and manufacturing.
The engineer will establish component and system targets and specifications appropriately.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s (B.S) degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Computer Engineering Field
3+ years of experience with in-vehicle calibration
2+ years of experience with ATI Vision / INCA / Matlab
5+ years of experience with in-vehicle calibration
Experience with Ford ECU and calibration methodology
Experience with Dyno testing and calibration methodologies
Experience with vehicle features, MFAL codes, ordering complexity
Review and understand vehicle content assigned to a program per the Program Direction Letter (PDL)
Capable of identifying product content in vehicle CAD environment, building CAD buck environment.
Experience in WERS for searching part numbers, release levels and usage
Technical aptitude, desire to learn test tools and technologies
Possess a can-do attitude and interest in automotive vehicles and customer experience in customization
Strong team player, ability to work with multiple suppliers, and willingness to work in a fast-paced environment with high responsibility.
Detail oriented self-starter and problem solver.

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

Mechanical EngineeringElectrical EngineeringComputer EngineeringCalibration MethodologyComponent Specification DevelopmentTesting and Manufacturing SupportVehicle Features UnderstandingMFAL Codes KnowledgeWERS Part Number SearchTechnical Aptitude

Soft Skills

Strong Team PlayerDetail OrientedSelf-StarterProblem SolverCan-Do Attitude

Certifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering