Lighting Engineer

Ford Motor • Dearborn, MI

8d • Onsite

About The Position

We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters. 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! The Ford Global Core Exterior Lighting and ADAS Sensor Protection Engineer role spans a variety of engineering fields including mechanical, electrical, software and optics. This role requires an engineer to lead and drive a cross functional team that includes lighting engineers, systems engineers, lighting suppliers, studio, purchasing, manufacturing, and quality functions. Our ideal candidate desires to build their career within exterior lighting. This candidate must demonstrate clear communication, project management skills, and is a passionate, hard-working person who enjoys taking on challenges and following through with robust solutions. Responsibilities In this position...

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering discipline (Electrical, Mechanical, Optical, or other relevant discipline).
• 3+ years of lighting or ADAS sensor protection applications and/or other relative experience.
• 3+ years of body exterior applications and/or other relative experience.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree or other Advanced Degree (Electrical, Mechanical, and/or Optical).
• 5+ years of lighting applications and/or other related experience.
• Familiarity with Design For Six Sigma process.
• Experience with DFMEA (Design Failure Mode and Effect Analysis) and GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing).
• Knowledge of plastic materials, plastic injection molding, optics, basic electrical/electronic circuitry, lamp manufacturing processes, tooling, fixture design and product validation.
• Knowledge of global lighting regulations.

Responsibilities

• Failure Mode Avoidance (FMA) Core Documentation and Prevent Recurrence Actions (PRAs).
• Design Rules, Requirements, and other standards/documentation.
• Commodity technology and sourcing strategies.
• Cost Models.
• Benchmarking.
• Pre-Program Start (PS) lead.
• High Impact Requirement (HIR) expertise and signoffs.
• Lighting technology evaluation and development.
• Lighting testing standards and development.
• ADAS sensor protection standards and technology development.
• CAD/CAE support.
• Headlamp aiming standards and process.
• IIHS and other vehicle level testing.
• Global lighting team interface meetings and design reviews.
• Regulatory interpretation support.
• Manage Exterior Lighting and ADAS Sensor Protection Labs.
• Communicate information to and from internal and external organizations.
• Lead cross-functional team meetings(suppliers, designers, engineers, manufacturing, STA, etc.).
• Travel as required (including international).

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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: Mid Level