Product Development Engineer - Chassis Brakes

Ford Motor • Livonia, MI

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters. 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... In this position you will be responsible for delivering the brake NVH performance for the program(s) you are assigned to. In your role as a noise champion, you will lead a team of suppliers, CAE, D&R and brake development engineers to develop the brake NVH attribute to meet Ford requirements. NVH development at Ford is tied to GPDS timing. We start with CAE in the UNV0-2 phases, progress to dyno testing on the corner dynamometers at TPV and continue to final signoff on DCV vehicles for PEC.

Requirements

• BS in Mechanical Engineering
• 2+ Years of experience with foundation brake component D&R and/or NVH CAE
• Demonstrated problems solving capability
• Continuous improvement mindset
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• CAD experience is required

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Brake NVH dyno and vehicle testing preferred

Responsibilities

• Develop test plans, manage test parts and test schedules
• Review and analyze CAE data, test data and parts
• Lead cross functional team through NVH development (CAE, D&R, Suppliers, Development Engineers)
• Manage Sign-off testing and reporting
• Monitor warranty and TGW data for emerging NVH issues
• Evaluate brake NVH performance on corner dynos, chassis dynos and vehicles
• Work with Core NVH activity to schedule dynos and maximize dyno up time

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