Senior Vehicle Integration Engineer

Socket.dev; Palo Alto (CA); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 207,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vehicle discount

Tuition assistance

Employee groups

Paid time off

Job summary

Ford Motor Company in Palo Alto, California, is seeking a Senior Vehicle Integration Engineer for a hybrid role combining home and on-site work. You will collaborate across Engineering, Design, and Manufacturing to develop innovative vehicle systems and prototypes that reduce cost, weight, and improve user experience.

The role requires a Mechanical/Automotive Engineering degree with 4 years of relevant experience, expertise in CAD (3DExperience/Catia V5), and release workflow (Enovia V5).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering or related field.
• 4 years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation.
• 3D and 2D CAD design using Dassault 3DExperience or Catia V5.
• Releasing components in Dassault 3DExperience or Enovia V5.
• Solving cross-functional vehicle integration problems.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Engineering, Design, and Manufacturing to develop innovative solutions for integrated vehicle systems.
• Develop and prototype concepts to improve cost, mass, efficiency, manufacturability, and user experience.
• Drive cross-functional product architecture trades between vehicle subsystems to determine product direction.
• Identify and resolve geometrical incompatibilities using first principles and 3D concepts.
• Collaborate with engineers, designers, technicians, and suppliers to procure and build physical properties.
• Domestic travel up to 20%.

Skills

3D CAD

3DExperience

Catia V5

Enovia V5

Cross-functional

Confluence/Jira

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Automotive Engineering

Tools

3DExperience

Enovia V5

Confluence

Jira

Job description

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow’s transportation.

Do you have what it takes to make smart vehicles for a smart world? Join the Ford Product Development team. Utilizing Design Thinking & User Experience methods, you’ll work to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We’re seeking forward-thinking, laser-focused professionals with a passion for bringing innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to such advancements as autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more!

Responsibilities

What you’ll be able to do:

Senior Vehicle Integration Engineer - positions offered by Ford Motor Company (Palo Alto, California). Note, this is a hybrid position whereby the employee will work both from home and from the aforementioned worksite. Hence, the employee must live within a reasonable commuting distance from the worksite. Collaborate with Engineering, Design, and Manufacturing teams to develop innovative engineering solutions that enable integrated vehicle systems, efficient manufacturing processes, and key styling themes. Develop and prototype concepts that improve product cost, mass, efficiency, manufacturability, serviceability, and user experience. Drive cross functional product architecture trades between vehicle subsystems (interiors, closures, chassis, thermal, powertrain, electrical distribution, etc.) to determine product direction. Identify and resolve geometrical incompatibilities between systems through first principles and concept 3D. Collaborate with engineers, designers, technicians, and suppliers to procure and build physical properties. Domestic Travel Required up to 20%.

Qualifications

You’ll have...

Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering or a related field and 4 years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation.

4 years of experience with each of the following skills is required:

1. 1. 3D and 2D CAD design of automotive components and assemblies using Dassault 3DExperience or Catia V5.
2. 2. Releasing automotive components and assemblies in Dassault 3DExperience or Enovia V5.
3. 3. Solving cross functional vehicle integration problems for automotive products.
4. 4. Documenting product architecture studies, attribute sensitivities, and architecture decisions in Atlassian Confluence and Jira.

3 years of experience with each of the following skills is required:

1. 1. Developing and delivering prototype parts for new automotive products.
2. 2. Tracking, documenting, and resolving issues with Confluence or Jira.

We are offering a salary of$189,530.00 - $207,288.84/yr.

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 the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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.

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.