Ford Racing Additive Engineer

Ford • Allen Park, MI

3d • $86,600 - $166,200 • Hybrid

About The Position

Ford Racing is expanding its Additive Manufacturing (AM) team to establish a center of excellence and increase the use of additive manufacturing across motorsports and production vehicle products. The small team identifies opportunities for AM to help Ford Racing develop efficient, cutting-edge products. This role supports prominent Ford products and has significant visibility with senior Ford leaders and potentially with external partners.

The engineer will work with Design and Release (D&R) and development engineers to identify opportunities to accelerate design evaluation or avoid production-tool capital costs. The role coaches engineers on AM suitability, develops designs compatible with AM, coordinates build design and execution with manufacturing facilities, and guides products through execution and industrialization. The engineer will also collaborate with D&R and Architecture teams to identify systems, subsystems, and components for AM in early stages of future programs.

For externally led projects, the engineer coordinates with relevant program and functional teams and communicates program requirements—including functional, timing, and financial requirements—to external partners. The position is hybrid, with a requirement to work onsite four or more days per week. Limited initial travel may be needed for benchmarking site visits; additional supplier or partner travel may be optional.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• Deep practical additive manufacturing experience, including design for additive manufacturing.
• Experience with build setup, including orientation, support development, and slicing decisions.
• Experience with build execution, including machine setup and part production.
• Experience confirming quality through post-build scans or measurements.
• Practical Design and Release experience with automotive components.
• Basic understanding of the product development process and ability to work effectively with engineers.
• Self-starter who is highly motivated for success.
• Passion for winning and a commitment to overcoming challenges.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and ability to make decisions based on overall value analysis.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Engineering, Engineering Management, and/or Manufacturing Engineering.
• Enthusiast background and passion for enthusiast products or motorsports.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities to use additive manufacturing on in-flight programs to accelerate design evaluation or avoid capital spending on production tools.
• Coach Design and Release engineers on whether applications are suitable for additive technologies.
• Develop designs compatible with additive manufacturing.
• Work with manufacturing facilities to design and execute builds.
• Guide products through execution and industrialization.
• Collaborate with Design and Release engineers and the Architecture team to target systems, subsystems, or components for additive technologies in early stages of future programs.
• Coordinate efforts with appropriate program and functional teams for externally led projects.
• Communicate functional, timing, and financial program requirements to external partners.
• Conduct limited benchmarking site visits initially; additional supplier or partner visits may be optional.

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