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Product Development Engineer Structures Components

Lensa
Livonia, MI Full Time
POSTED ON 3/22/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/20/2025
Lensa is the leading career site for job seekers at every stage of their career. Our client, Ford Motor Company, is seeking professionals in Livonia, MI. Apply via Lensa today!

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 world together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?

Product Development uses design thinking & user experience methods to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We bring innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to advancements in autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more!

In this position...

Role

The automotive industry is quickly moving towards a greater number of new powertrains to meet customer and market demands, most of which are new BEV programs. With this shift, there is an expanding need for new cast structures components and housings for the new and unique powertrains architectures. Powertrain cast structures components perform many critical functions and are among the most strategic components in a BEV/Hybrid and ICE powertrain. As the engineer for transmission and driveline housing, you will have the unique opportunity to own all stages of the product design, development, and release. Your work will span from the products concept to full scale production, with an emphasis on quality, cost, weight, and functional performance. In this role you will:

  • Develop cast structures components in conjunction with powertrain systems, internal/external global manufacturing teams
  • Lead component design, validation and FMA
  • Manage prototype and production build delivery and quality

What You'll Do...

The engineer will lead and support the following design engineering activities from pre-program through launch:

  • Develop structural design to meet powertrain and vehicle attributes including strength, durability and NVH
  • Lead Purchasing, Finance, and Cost Estimating in supplier selection to achieve program targets
  • Interface with engineers of surrounding components and systems (gears, bearing, pumps, mounts, e-motor, ect.)
  • Interface with engineers within internal and external manufacturing teams (casting, machining, assembly)
  • Release 3-D and 2-D CAD that meets system and component design requirements
  • Support Ford CAE testing of structure design prior to tooling (Strength, NVH, casting analysis)
  • Support Ford physical testing of structure design
  • Complete FMA and related quality documentation
  • Kick off and track supplier and Ford manufacturing and tooling
  • Lead Ford internal and external supplier CPMT (Component Product Management Team) for your components
  • Deliver Final Engineering Sign-off and production vehicle launch at Ford assembly plants

You'll have...

Minimum Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, mechanical engineering preferred
  • Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
  • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Power Point).
  • 5 years of experience in automotive component engineering

Even better, you may have…

Preferred Requirements

  • Industry experience with high pressure die cast components and strong knowledge of casting design and best practices
  • Industry experience with aluminum machining with a strong knowledge of machining best practices and GD&T
  • Working knowledge of casting simulation tools (Magma)
  • Working knowledge of CAD and CAE (Catia)
  • Applying 8D, fish-bone, and DOE problem solving methodology
  • Creating Boundary Diagrams, P-Diagrams, & DFMEA
  • Reviewing CAE models and CAD drawings
  • Maintaining DVP&R and signing-off on DV tests
  • Self-starter who can identify improvements and is able to motivate others.
  • Applicant should have good communication skills with ability to present information in concise manner
  • Ability to think like a businessperson, but be technically astute
  • Must be able to manage multiple projects at a time
  • Strong leadership, project and team building skills – ability to lead teams and drive projects and initiatives by working effectively with others with a demonstrated ability to work cross-departmentally
  • Strong collaborator – willingness to share ideas, documentation, and best practices

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 changemaker, 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:

  • Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
  • Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare and more
  • Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, 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.

This position is a salary grade 7- 8.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSRnon-HTHD

Visa sponsorship is NOT available for this position.

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 committed to a culturally diverse workforce. 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.

Requisition ID : 42062

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