Senior Chassis Systems Engineer — EV Dynamics & Validation

Ford-Motor-Company; Long Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 139,000 - 233,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Paid time off

Holidays and leave

Employee discount

Job summary

Ford Motor Company seeks a Senior Chassis Engineer to drive design, development, and validation of chassis components for next-generation vehicles. You will bridge first-principles engineering with manufacturing techniques to optimize dynamics, mass, and cost, across concept to full-vehicle testing.

You will lead prototyping, testing, and data‑driven optimization, collaborating with manufacturing, service, and launch teams to deliver best‑in‑class attributes for EV platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• 3+ years of automotive engineering experience (EV platforms preferred).
• Solid foundation in statics, dynamics, materials, thermal and their practical application to vehicle systems.
• Proficiency in 3D CAD modelling, preferably 3DEXPERIENCE.
• Strong written and verbal communication with cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop novel chassis concepts balancing dynamics, mass, cost, efficiency, manufacturability, and serviceability.
• Define data‑driven specifications for system sizing, performance, and safety attributes.
• Validate designs with manufacturing, service, and launch teams.
• Utilize analysis tools to simulate, stress‑test, and iterate designs.
• Lead prototyping, testing, and vehicle dynamics evaluation across components and full vehicle.

Skills

3DEXPERIENCE CAD

Vehicle dynamics

Statics & dynamics

Materials & thermal

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Automotive Engineering

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

3DEXPERIENCE

Job description

Ford Motor Company seeks a Senior Chassis Engineer to drive design, development, and validation of chassis components for next-generation vehicles. You will bridge first-principles engineering with manufacturing techniques to optimize dynamics, mass, and cost, across concept to full-vehicle testing.

You will lead prototyping, testing, and data‑driven optimization, collaborating with manufacturing, service, and launch teams to deliver best‑in‑class attributes for EV platforms.