Body Closures Architecture Systems

Ford Motor Company; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vehicle discount program for employees

Tuition assistance

Paid time off and holidays

Healthcare coverage

Job summary

Ford Motor Company in Dearborn invites you to join our Closure Architecture Engineering team. As a Salary Grade 7/8 engineer, you will lead the pre-program design of body closure systems, from hoods to tailgates, ensuring robust architecture, quality and manufacturability.

You will develop 3D CAD models, define packaging, integrate new materials and processes, and guide supplier sourcing. This hybrid role offers competitive pay, inclusive benefits, and opportunities to impact global vehicle

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical or Automotive).
• 5+ years of experience in Closures Product Development.
• Proficiency in Ford CAD systems (CATIA V5/V6).

Responsibilities

• Develop efficient designs for closure system components.
• Create 3D CAD concept models and master sections.
• Identify and integrate technologies, materials, and manufacturing processes to improve system efficiency.
• Guide studio surface development to meet program hard points and cost targets.
• Lead supplier sourcing and system selection processes.
• Prepare technical studies for architecture peers and management.
• Collaborate with closures core engineering on new requirements.

Skills

Closures product development

5+ years experience

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Mechanical or Automotive)

Tools

Ford CAD systems (CATIA V5/V6)

Job description

We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

Product Development

uses design thinking & user experience methods to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We bring innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to advancements in autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more!

In this position...

As a Closure Architecture Engineer, you will lead the pre-program technical design and development of body closure systems, including hoods, fenders, side doors, swing gates, liftgates, and tailgates. You will be responsible for defining functional architectures, ensuring robust quality and performance, and engineering closure components that consistently

What you'll do...

• Develop efficient designs for closure system components through internal and external benchmarking aligned to program scope, technology readiness and capability, and affordable program targets for cost and TFLE.
• Develop 3D CAD concept models and master sections to define system architectures, ensuring proper packaging of hardware, seals, glass, and structural components.
• Identify and integrate innovative technologies, materials, and manufacturing processes to improve system efficiency and deliver industry-leading closure features.
• Guide studio surface development to reconcile program hard points, functional requirements, and cost targets while ensuring manufacturing feasibility.
• Integrate lessons learned, quality enhancements, and TVM initiatives into forward model designs.
• Utilize the "Attachment C" methodology for system selection, quantifying trade-offs across a wide range of attributes, including cost, weight, appearance, NVH, and HCD.
• Prepare and deliver technical studies to architecture peers, program teams and management.
• Lead the "Team-of-Four" supplier sourcing process, overseeing system selection, target derivation/alignment, quality delivery, and timing requirements.
• Collaborate with closures core engineering for new / updated requirements and design rules via closures tech club and other forums.

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

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.

This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $86,600-$144,900

This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $99,100-$166,200

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week.

You’ll have...

Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Mechanical or Automotive).

5+ years of experience in Closures Product Development.

Proficiency in Ford CAD systems (CATIA V5/V6), with a demonstrated ability to

Develop master sections that incorporate all critical functional and manufacturing criteria

Create 3D surfaces to advance and validate engineering design concepts

Even better, you may have...

Comprehensive program experience spanning from through , including hands-on launch delivery experience from DCV through OKTB.