Racing Body Exterior Engineer – Performance & Prototyping

Lincoln Motor Company; Allen Park (MI); Hybrid; USD 74,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Parental leave and family care support

Vehicle discount program for employees

Tuition assistance

Paid time off and holidays

Employee resource groups

Job summary

Ford Racing is seeking a talented Body Exterior Engineer to join our engineering team. Lead design releases, manage QCWFT, and drive program milestones for high-performance vehicles.

You will collaborate with Purchasing and internal/external suppliers while ensuring conformance to Ford Racing DNA and regulatory requirements. A strong CAD skillset and passion for performance vehicles are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical/equivalent Engineering required.
• 2+ years of experience in Body Exterior Design & Release, including delivery of 1 completed program.
• Body Structures, closures, or Exterior D&R experience may also be considered.
• 2 years of experience using CAD and/or other visualization tools.
• Understanding of program delivery processes / GPDS.
• Working knowledge of Teamcenter, Vis Mockup, CATIA, DFMEA, FEDE, FEDEBOM, WERS.
• Fabrication/mockup skills to demonstrate proof of concept.
• Independent self-starter that can connect analytical tools with physical hardware and vehicle performance.
• Passion for performance vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, release, and delivery of Body Exterior components and systems for Ford Performance.
• Manage QCWFT to support program & engineering GPDS milestones.
• Work with Purchasing to source commodities.
• Lead program delivery through various milestones.
• Lead FSS and/or other internal/external resources to deliver programs.
• Assure conformance to the Ford Performance DNA all applicable Ford & regulatory requirements.
• Develop innovative solutions for performance vehicles – including design, CAE analysis, and testing.
• Support issue resolution and design change management during the prototype build and launch builds.
• Interface and maintain collaborative relationship with Core Body Exterior Engineering Organization.
• Support current production and quality efforts.
• Support cost optimization efforts.

Skills

Independent self-starter

Analytical mindset

Passion for performance vehicles

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical/equivalent Engineering

Tools

Teamcenter

Vis Mockup

CATIA

DFMEA

FEDE

FEDEBOM

WERS

Job description

Ford Racing is seeking a talented Body Exterior Engineer to join our engineering team. Lead design releases, manage QCWFT, and drive program milestones for high-performance vehicles.

You will collaborate with Purchasing and internal/external suppliers while ensuring conformance to Ford Racing DNA and regulatory requirements. A strong CAD skillset and passion for performance vehicles are essential.