What are the responsibilities and job description for the Vehicle Accessory Product Development Engineer position at Ford?
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 worldtogether. 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 Vehicle Accessory Product Development Engineer will work closely with studio designers to develop new design concepts and collaborate with other vehicle engineering teams and cross-functional teams on technical, feasibility, and cost trade-off studies. In this role, you will play a key part in designing and engineering high-quality vehicle accessories that enhance the functionality and aesthetics of vehicles. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to bring innovative concepts to life. The engineer will explore creative ideas covering a variety of systems, including roof solutions, bed solutions, and various innovative accessories to celebrate engineering and aesthetics design possibilities, from the concept phase all the way to manufacturing and quality teams for the launch.
Responsibilities
What you'll do...
- Design and develop vehicle accessories in CAD and other engineering tools.
- Conduct feasibility studies, prototyping, and testing to ensure product performance and durability.
- Define roadmap for accessories with build to print approach, as well as co-development approach together with suppliers.
- Collaborate with suppliers and manufacturers to select materials and optimize production processes.
- Support the product development lifecycle, from concept to production, ensuring adherence to timelines and quality standards.
- Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues during the development, manufacturing, launching and service phases.
- Stay updated on industry trends, technologies, and materials to drive innovation.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams within engineering, manufacturing, and purchasing to ensure system manufacturing, assembly feasibility, and serviceability. Support vehicle development milestones and prototype / production build events
Qualifications
You'll have...
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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 change maker, 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 :
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Visa sponsorship is available for this position.
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