Cockpit & Trim Design & Release Engineer — Hybrid

Ford; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Paid parental leave

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Paid time off for community service

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking engineers for Product Development to design, validate, and release interior systems and components for assigned programs. You will translate requirements into targets, monitor suppliers, and support production quality through systematic problem-solving.

Qualified candidates have 3+ years in automotive cockpit/trims and launch/root-cause experience, with a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering. Hybrid onsite four days/week in Dearborn, MI.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar.
• 3+ years of experience in automotive cockpit and trim applications.
• 3+ years of experience in launch and root cause analysis with rapid corrective actions.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, validate, and release automotive systems, subsystems, and components for FSS/Build-To-Print Suppliers for assigned programs.
• Monitor the development of Interior Systems for Ford vehicles according to company-specific benchmarks.
• Design parts to comply with Corporate and Local requirements for parts validation, considering WCR, ES and SDS as well as Manufacturing and Assembly requirements.
• Translate customer, regulatory, and product requirements into engineering targets.
• Monitor suppliers and analyze customer feedback through Ford's systems.
• Responsible for parts incorporation at the Assembly Plant.
• Support suppliers and assembly departments with current production quality and manufacturing issues.
• Look for design improvements to increase quality and optimize cost/weight.

Skills

Automotive cockpit experience

Launch & root-cause analysis

Corrective actions

Design for manufacturing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

Tools

CATIA

Teamcenter

Digital Buck

GD&T

RSS Studies

DFMEA

Job description

Ford Motor Company is seeking engineers for Product Development to design, validate, and release interior systems and components for assigned programs. You will translate requirements into targets, monitor suppliers, and support production quality through systematic problem-solving.

Qualified candidates have 3+ years in automotive cockpit/trims and launch/root-cause experience, with a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering. Hybrid onsite four days/week in Dearborn, MI.