Hardware Integration Engineer

Ford • Dearborn, MI

18h • $65,100 - $166,200 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Hardware Integration Engineer leads the Systems Engineering Team (SET), systems design, and system-level sign-off for an assigned vehicle zone. The role applies systems engineering and design thinking to develop products and services, while optimizing vehicle systems for customers and the business.

The engineer coordinates with core teams and cross-functional partners to manage system integration, program milestones, system changes, and trade-off decisions. The position focuses on improving cost, weight, quality, content, and other system attributes, while ensuring adherence to Systems Engineering Operating Principles.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• Knowledge of Systems Engineering fundamentals and Design Thinking.
• Demonstrated critical thinking, courage, humility, decisiveness, flexibility, knowledge, vision, and communication skills.
• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
• Demonstrated initiative.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; communication should be open, clear, and inclusive.
• Leadership skills and demonstrated ability to deliver results.
• Organizational and delegation skills, with appropriate follow-up.
• Ability to manage multiple issues effectively and efficiently.
• Ability to prioritize workload while managing immediate and future needs.
• Ability to build effective relationships with cross-functional teams, including Program, Studio, Purchasing, Finance, and Engineering.
• Strong technical capability and problem-solving skills.
• Fluent in spoken and written English.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Systems Engineering or Engineering.
• 5+ years’ experience in a product engineering design environment.
• Demonstrated production launch experience.
• Demonstrated program management experience.
• Strong fundamentals and working knowledge of the Cost Process and Functional Led Cost/Appearance Delivery Process.
• Effective coaching skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead system-level sign-off for the assigned SET zone.
• Collaborate with team members and external partners on packaging, weight, cost, labor, timing, and integration for the assigned vehicle area and content.
• Support functional sign-off and compatibility reviews to deliver program milestones on time with completed metrics.
• Drive cross-functional issue resolution with program, finance, quality, attribute, manufacturing, STA, studio, color and materials sign-off teams, and suppliers; support escalation when needed.
• Manage total cost, content, attributes, and other metrics.
• Identify opportunities for system optimization and part reduction.
• Drive cost reduction, weight minimization, and quality improvements.
• Lead overall system optimization.
• Coordinate with Core Teams on system optimization opportunities and manage change.
• Drive SET adherence to Systems Engineering Operating Principles.
• Champion trade-off decisions to balance priorities within the VHE Function.

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.
• Active 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