Crash Safety Supervisor

Ford Motor • Dearborn, MI

1d • 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! In this position... You will lead a cross functional team of approximately 10 Safety CAE and Crash Development Engineers responsible for ensuring vehicle programs comply with applicable Pedestrian Protection crash safety requirements. You will use your skills in First Principles thinking, collaboration, systems engineering, FMA/design robustness, CAE and crash safety Design Verification planning to develop world class efficient vehicle architectures for pedestrian impact and low speed damageability.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field of study (BS, BSE Mechanical, Aerospace, Structures, Bio-Mechanics preferred)
• Minimum 10 years of demonstrated experience designing for Pedestrian Protection
• Extensive knowledge of Global Safety regulatory and Public Domain requirements (e.g. FMVSS, ECE, NCAP)
• Strong knowledge of Body exterior systems, front-end systems, under hood systems, and related deployable devices.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills (oral and written)
• Demonstrated leadership in full vehicle program end-to-end safety attribute delivery
• High proficiency in Crash Safety toolset including full vehicle, sub-system & component CAE (LS-Dyna) and physical crash testing procedures
• Experience with mixed energy propulsion systems (ICE, Hybrid Electric, Battery Electric)

Nice To Haves

• Preferred Masters Engineering (MS, MSE)
• You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed Ford Global Product Development System workplans to lead the Crash Safety attribute with emphasis on Pedestrian Protection, and ensure on-time program delivery, to target, within budget with emphasis on Ford+ behaviors.
• Review emerging technologies and develop plans to implement with quality on advanced model programs.
• Anticipate the impact that new regulations and public domain ratings may have on future global vehicle programs
• Develop efficient vehicle structural strategies that align with Ford’s vision of safety leadership
• Foster technical knowledge & growth within the Crash Safety team
• Utilize working knowledge of supplier manufacturing / assembly capabilities and processes to resolve issues
• Apply knowledge from competitive benchmarking to develop innovative solution concepts
• Lead CAE and physical test analyses for pedestrian protection, and low speed damageability.
• Create concepts that generate new insights and visions or methods for producing long-term competitiveness.
• Guide and mentor CAE Crash engineers from model build through completion of analytical assessments, in reporting on full vehicle programs.
• Lead development, certification, and homologation testing to demonstrate compliance to global regulations and public domain protocols.
• Sign-off responsibility for Pedestrian Protection Safety Compliance Demonstration Plans & Reports and Homologation documentation submitted to external witness authorities.
• Creating a positive work environment based on candid, constructive feedback and debate.
• Career mentoring and development of safety engineers.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees