Engineering Designer

Ford • Livonia, MI

18h • Hybrid

About The Position

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!
You are a designer of hardware systems and components that will deliver the features and experiences that customers love. You’re expected to be a flexible designer who can balance multiple activities in a rapidly changing, creative design environment. You’ll utilize a systems approach to develop concepts, create 3D models and design hardware systems for our world-class vehicles.
This is a product designer / CAD position, where product design expertise utilizing a systems approach is key. You’ll work in a collaborative environment with interfacing organizations to produce designs that can be procured and manufactured to develop products our customers will love.
This role will have an early focus on quality, failure mode avoidance (FMA), and a mindset of “do only what matters” to bring the best products to life for our customers. As we build our team, we’re focusing on a culture of excellence and collaboration where we work together to exceed our customer’s expectations.
This is a union-represented salaried position.
In this position...
Develop key geometrical architectures that define the shape and functionality of a vehicle using 3D CAD, CAE, and physical prototypes.
Work with product design teams to develop the vehicle CAD models starting from vehicle attributes and working towards a product that can be manufactured in high volume while meeting a wide variety of use cases.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or related engineering degree.
• 3+ years of experience in an automotive product development environment.
• 2+ years of experience designing in Catia, 3DX, NX, SolidWorks or other CAD system.
• Work experience in an automotive product development environment.
• Capability to use 3D CAD software as a collaborative tool.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills.
• Strong grasp on mechanical engineering fundamentals and simple mechanisms.
• Understanding and proficiency in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).

Nice To Haves

• Experience in vehicle systems, vehicle architecture, or powertrain systems development.
• EMM, studio, powertrain, or chassis experience.
• Knowledgeable in design for manufacturing processes (injection molding, casting, etc.).
• Hands on experience narrowing product scope and facilitating cross functional decisions on complex products.
• Familiarity with world automotive regulations, consumer ratings, and major load cases that guide road vehicle product constraints.
• Exemplary communication skills, highly collaborative and eager to participate in projects that transform the business.
• Understanding and proficiency in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Capability to use 3D CAD software as a collaborative tool.
• Strong grasp on mechanical engineering fundamentals and simple mechanisms.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Ideate with engineers, designers, and other teams in creating new solutions for automotive applications.
• Problem-solve to find geometric solutions using 3D CAD that balance attributes with the product concept, business case, and other guiding principles.
• Using a systems design approach, optimize a vehicle’s topology to deliver efficient vehicle concepts.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level