Interiors Validation Engineer

Ford Motor Company; Long Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking an Interior Validation Engineer to join their Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design team. The position involves validating and testing interior components and systems to support the company's vision of a fully electric transportation future. Candidates with a strong background in Mechanical Engineering and proven experience in product design are encouraged to apply. A wide range of benefits including medical coverage, family care days, and tuition assistance is offered.

Benefits

Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage

Flexible family care days

Paid parental leave

Tuition assistance

Vehicle discount program

Generous schedule of paid holidays

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in designing and validating interior subsystems.
• Experience working with Tier 1 manufacturers.
• Master's Degree in Engineering is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Create DFMEA’s and DVPs for performance validation.
• Optimize designs through analytical assessments.
• Lead supplier testing and validation cycles.

Skills

Engineering Fundamentals

Material science

Engineering Mechanics

Kinematics

Thermodynamics

Education

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or a related field

Tools

3D CAD software (NX, Catia, 3DX)

Confluence

Jira

Asana

Job description

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?

Ford’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company’s vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You’ll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams.

The Interior Validation Engineer will be responsible for Risk Assessment, Concept Validation, Prototyping, Benchmarking, Development, Test Management and Detailed documentation of the Interior components and systems through multiple stages of development. You will Conceptualize, Evaluate, Coordinate, Test, Root cause, Countermeasure and Validate Interior components and systems.

Qualifications

You'll have…
• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or a related field
• 3+ years of experience in designing, validating and developing, one or more interior subsystem or more of the following: Structures, Closures, and Adjoining parts including component manufacturing and assembly processes
• 3+ years of experience in the product design and development process, system requirements, and engineering best practices3+ years of experience using 3D CAD software collaboratively (NX, Catia, 3DX, etc.)
• Strong Engineering Fundamentals, Material science, Engineering Mechanics, Manufacturing Process, Kinematics and Thermodynamics.
• 1+ year of experience in working with Tier 1 or contract manufacturers.

Even better, you may have…
• Master's Degree in Engineering
• Excellent understanding of Metals, Polymers, Composites and Foams.
• Proficiency with Catia, Enovia, or similar tools including drawing and modelling practices and methodologies.
• Strong knowledge of prototyping, mold flows and injection molding processes.
• Experience with failure analysis techniques – SEM, X-ray, FTIR, 3D-scaning
• Understanding of Crash worthiness, Occupant safety and Dynamic impact testing.
• Experience using Confluence, Jira, Asana, or other project management tools
• An eagerness to work cross-functionally in a dynamic environment where you are part of a high performing team
• Strong understanding of Accelerated test methods, Material model calibration and Reliability.
• Experience with Mechatronics, C/C++ or Python is a plus, but no required.

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

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.
For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSRSP4
This position is a range of salary grades 6-8 .

Visa sponsorship is 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.

Onsite work of up to three days per week may be required for candidates within commuting distance of a Ford hub location. #LI-Hybrid #LI-KF1

Responsibilities

What you'll do...

• Create/Draft DFMEA’s and DVPs to achieve best-in-class structural, NVH, Reliability and crash performance from conceptualization to mass production.
• Apply first principles for accessing feasibility and root causing failures.
• DOE creation to validate a theory and generate reliable data.
• Design and Develop Test fixtures.
• Data driven design change and risk mitigation.
• Optimize the concepts and designs with analytical and physical assessments, ensuring conformation to federal regulations governing assigned systems and internal requirements.
• Lead the coordination of supplier testing, part trials and Validation cycle at all stages of design.
• Deliver world-class Performance, Craftsmanship, Reliability through the proper implementation of Mechanical Design, Material science, Engineering Mechanics, CAE and Statistical Analysis.
• Author requirements and test methodologies.
• Cross functional involvement for implementation and execution.