Chassis Brakes Engineer

Ford • Dearborn, MI

1d • $65,100 - $166,200 • Hybrid

About The 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

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or similar.
• Continuous improvement mindset.
• Self-starter who can learn to use new tools and find solutions – ability to troubleshoot & fix vehicle problems.
• Outstanding leadership and written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in supplier management.
• Experience with complex systems, analysis tools & methods.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience using Teamcenter (TcE) and/or 3DX.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in using Microsoft Excel & PowerPoint for presentations and data manipulation.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Brake NVH dyno and vehicle testing preferred
• Experience with foundation brake component D&R and/or NVH CAE preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the brake NVH development activities for assigned program(s)
• 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