Vehicle Dynamics Engineer - Racing Performance (Hybrid)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Ford Racing is seeking an experienced Vehicle Dynamics engineer to lead development of ride, steering, and handling on high performance on- and off-road vehicles. You will work with Vdyn, NVH, CAE and Chassis Architecture to establish targets and support prototype programs, delivering world-class dynamics.

The role is hybrid, onsite four days per week in Allen Park, MI, and requires strong analytical and testing discipline to drive tuning and validation across multiple programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 3+ years of Vehicle Dynamics development experience as platform / attribute lead.
• 3+ years of experience in chassis systems, Vdyn/NVH CAE or vehicle architecture.
• 2+ years of data acquisition / analysis (Motec, CANalyser, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Lead chassis / vehicle dynamics development of future Ford Racing on and off-road vehicles.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to set pre-program targets and reduce analytical trade-offs before prototyping.
• Support off-road / track testing methods and metric development across Ford Racing programs.
• Deliver ride, steering, and handling attributes including ABS, ESC, and TSC for on- and off-road vehicles.
• Create and manage tuning libraries using CAE/Simulation tools and define test plans for calibration milestones.

Skills

Vehicle Dynamics

CAE / Simulation

Data acquisition / analysis

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Motec

CANalyser

Job description

Ford Racing is seeking an experienced Vehicle Dynamics engineer to lead development of ride, steering, and handling on high performance on- and off-road vehicles. You will work with Vdyn, NVH, CAE and Chassis Architecture to establish targets and support prototype programs, delivering world-class dynamics.

The role is hybrid, onsite four days per week in Allen Park, MI, and requires strong analytical and testing discipline to drive tuning and validation across multiple programs.