Core Product Development Engineer — Hybrid

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Parental leave and family care

Tuition assistance

Vehicle discount program

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, MI is seeking a Product Development professional to maintain and develop quality documents, requirements, and design rules to enable our Application teams to deliver BIC products. The Core team also supports development processes and issue resolution.

Responsibilities include leading DVP&R and CDP&R reviews, coordinating with Studio Engineering, wheel design, coating technology, and GPDS initiatives, and developing analytical tools to improve the development

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
• 5+ years of Core Experience or Design and Release experience.
• Chassis engineering experience desired.
• Master’s Degree preferred.
• CAD experience preferably CATIA.
• Six Sigma Black Belt or demonstrated understanding and application of DOE techniques.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Self-starting, self directed.
• Ability to work in a globally diverse team.
• Strong presentation, written and verbal communication and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage global core quality documents (Requirements, Design Rules, Functional Specifications, DFMEA, SCCAF, etc…).
• Apply engineering disciplines for failure mode avoidance and analysis (8D, 14D, 3L5W).
• Lead DVP&R / sign off documentation reviews.
• Lead CDP&R / sign off documentation reviews.
• Interface with Ford Purchasing, STA, Design Engineering, Design Studio, Materials Engineering, D&R Application teams, and VOME.
• Develop analytical tools to automate development process and optimization.
• Interpret analytical simulations and provide design directions to resolve attribute issues and achieve efficient designs.
• Lead supplier development initiatives and manage supply base.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Problem-solving

Self-starting/self-directed

Communication skills

Project management

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Master’s Degree preferred

Tools

CATIA

Six Sigma Black Belt

DOE techniques

Job description

Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, MI is seeking a Product Development professional to maintain and develop quality documents, requirements, and design rules to enable our Application teams to deliver BIC products. The Core team also supports development processes and issue resolution.

Responsibilities include leading DVP&R and CDP&R reviews, coordinating with Studio Engineering, wheel design, coating technology, and GPDS initiatives, and developing analytical tools to improve the development