Ford Racing Chassis Engineer

Ford Motor Company • Dearborn, MI

6d • $74,300 - $166,200 • Hybrid

About The Position

Ford Racing is seeking an experienced Chassis Engineer to lead development of high-performance components, including control arms, ball joints, and bushings, and work with suppliers to deliver best-in-class products. The role covers design, release, and delivery of components for Ford Racing production vehicles, from engineering development through prototype and launch builds. It also supports current production, quality, and cost optimization efforts while collaborating with Purchasing, Full Service Suppliers, and Ford engineering teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, or materials engineering, or a related engineering degree or field of study.
• Experience in control arms, ball joints, and bushings.
• At least 5 years of experience in Chassis Design and Release.
• At least 5 years of experience with Program and/or Unit GPDS deliverables.
• At least 5 years of experience with data acquisition and analysis tools and methods.
• Demonstrated high performance in delivering required objectives and behaviors.
• Excellent communication and relationship skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with evolving products and needs.
• Strong work ethic and ability to adapt to requested schedules.
• Passion for performance vehicles and racing.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in mechanical, electrical, or materials engineering, or a related engineering degree or field of study.
• Experience in control arms, ball joints, bushings, and dampers.
• Experience in Vehicle Dynamics.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, release, and delivery of components for Ford Racing production vehicles.
• Manage Quality, Cost, Weight, Function, and Timing (QCWFT) to support program and engineering GPDS milestones.
• Work with Purchasing to source commodities.
• Lead program delivery through various milestones.
• Work with Full Service Suppliers to deliver on time and with quality.
• Ensure conformance to Ford Racing DNA and applicable Ford and regulatory requirements.
• Develop innovative solutions for performance vehicles, including design, CAE analysis, and testing.
• Support issue resolution and design change management during prototype and launch builds.
• Interface with and maintain collaborative relationships with Core Ford engineering.
• Support current production, quality, and cost optimization efforts.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, and subsidized back-up child care.
• Family-building benefits, including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement and fertility treatments.
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases.
• Tuition assistance.
• Employee resource groups.
• Paid time off for individual and team community service.
• 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