Closures Systems Engineer

Ford Motor Company • Long Beach, CA

7h • $118,700 - $232,700 • Hybrid

About The Position

Ford’s Product Creation and Industrialization organization brings together vehicle, electric, digital, design, and global manufacturing teams to develop vehicles, software, and customer experiences. The Closures Systems Engineer will use technical expertise to drive complex mechanism design problems from scoping and planning through delivery, while communicating progress and managing requirements, risks, and budgets.

The role is part of a small, high-performing, collaborative team developing integrated electric-vehicle sealing systems for the Universal Electric Vehicle platform. The work targets cost, weight, efficiency, and operational performance, with an emphasis on end-to-end engineering from ideation and design through engineering, testing, and industrialization. The position is hybrid and requires onsite work four or more days per week.

Requirements

• At least 6 years of experience in an automotive product development environment.
• Experience with CATIA V5/6, 3DX, or similar CAD packages.
• Experience with Confluence and JIRA.
• Detailed knowledge of the product development process, including design, development, validation, and industrialization.
• Knowledge of materials, processes, and technologies used to deliver electromechanical systems for automotive applications.
• Willingness to explore inventive mechanisms for current and future closures systems.
• Proven ability to drive progress on multiple projects across multiple locations and timelines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability and eagerness to work cross-functionally in a dynamic, high-performing team environment.
• A systems approach, with curiosity and commitment to exceptional delivery execution and continuous improvement.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to develop, generate, and assess kinematic and dynamics models for mechanism creation using tools such as Python or MATLAB.
• Ability to post-process CAE data using tools such as META or Altair HyperView.
• Evidence of deploying automotive mechanisms at scale and at quality.

Responsibilities

• Own the design, development, and release of mechanisms related to closures applications or similar.
• Lead investigation, creation, and implementation of new designs for future products on the Universal Electric Vehicle platform.
• Collaborate directly with the studio team to realize concepts that meet design vision and engineering function.
• Use engineering analyses and simulations to validate product function and quality throughout the product lifecycle.
• Iterate concepts and designs using fundamentals in statics, mechanics of materials, dynamics, and mechatronics.
• Develop and build proof-of-concept prototypes to validate virtual designs physically.
• Own design and technical documentation, including part and assembly drawings, for sourcing, manufacturing, and service teams.
• Serve as the design responsible individual through design, tooling, testing, and build phases.
• Collaborate with suppliers, vendors, and contractors to support industrialization.
• Scrutinize and optimize project costs, prioritizing design effectiveness and safety with supply chain colleagues.
• Manage bills of material and maintain accurate records.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, and subsidized backup childcare.
• 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: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed