Engineering Designer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision coverage

Parental leave

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Holiday schedule

Job summary

Ford in Michigan is seeking a seasoned CAD Product Development Engineer to design vehicle systems with a systems approach. You will create 3D models, CAD architectures, and prototypes for high-volume manufacturing.

You will collaborate across design, engineering, and manufacturing teams, applying GD&T and FEM concepts to ensure quality, manufacturability, and performance across diverse vehicle programs. The role is hybrid, onsite most days.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in ME, Mechatronics, or related field.
• 3+ years in automotive product development.
• 2+ years designing in Catia, 3DX, NX, or SolidWorks.
• GD&T proficiency.
• Ability to use 3D CAD as collaboration tool.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop geometrical architectures using 3D CAD, CAE, and physical prototypes.
• Create vehicle CAD models for high-volume manufacture.
• Ideate with engineers and designers on new solutions.
• Balance attributes with concept, business case, and guiding principles.

Skills

3D CAD

Teamwork

GD&T

CAD software

Mechanical fundamentals

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or related field

Tools

Catia

3DX

NX

SolidWorks

Job description

In this position... You are a designer of hardware systems and components that will deliver the features and experiences that customers love. You’re expected to be a flexible designer who can balance multiple activities in a rapidly changing, creative design environment. You’ll utilize a systems approach to develop concepts, create 3D models and design hardware systems for our world-class vehicles.

What you'll do...

This is a product development engineering - computer aided design (CAD) position, where product design expertise utilizing a systems approach is key. You’ll work in a collaborative environment with interfacing organizations to produce designs that can be procured and manufactured to develop products our customers will love. This role will have an early focus on quality, failure mode avoidance (FMA), and a mindset of “do only what matters” to bring the best products to life for our customers. As we build our team, we’re focusing on a culture of excellence and collaboration where we work together to exceed our customer’s expectations.

The Role

Develop key geometrical architectures that define the shape and functionality of a vehicle using 3D CAD, CAE, and physical prototypes.

Work with product design teams to develop the vehicle CAD models starting from vehicle attributes and working towards a product that can be manufactured in high volume while meeting a wide variety of use cases.

Ideate with engineers, designers, and other teams in creating new solutions for automotive applications.

Problem-solve to find geometric solutions using 3D CAD that balance attributes with the product concept, business case, and other guiding principles.

Using a systems design approach, optimize a vehicle's topology to deliver efficient vehicle concepts.

The minimum requirements we seek:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in an automotive product development environment.
• 2+ years of experience designing in Catia, 3DX, NX, SolidWorks or other CAD system.
• Work experience in an automotive product development environment.
• Capability to use 3D CAD software as a collaborative tool.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills.
• Strong grasp on mechanical engineering fundamentals and simple mechanisms.
• Understanding and proficiency in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).

Preferred candidates will have:

• Experience in vehicle systems, vehicle architecture, or powertrain systems development.
• EMM, studio, powertrain, or chassis experience.
• Knowledgeable in design for manufacturing processes (injection molding, casting, etc.).
• Hands on experience narrowing product scope and facilitating cross functional decisions on complex products.
• Familiarity with world automotive regulations, consumer ratings, and major load cases that guide road vehicle product constraints.
• Exemplary communication skills, highly collaborative and eager to participate in projects that transform the business.
• Understanding and proficiency in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Capability to use 3D CAD software as a collaborative tool.
• Strong grasp on mechanical engineering fundamentals and simple mechanisms.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills.

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 5 through a salary grade 8. Salaries may range from $65,100-$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 with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week.