Powertrain Cooling/Climate Testing Engineer

Ford Motor Company • Dearborn, MI

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

Attribute engineer in Vehicle Thermal Systems Core Engineering. Your primary objective will be to verify the vehicle's thermal performance. As a team member, you will work to ensure all the hardware and software subsystem requirements are met and then test at the vehicle level to validate the climate performance.

Requirements

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or Computer Engineering
• 3+ years of experience in hands on vehicle level attribute development or vehicle testing
• Clear understanding of entire Climate Control refrigerant and Air Handling systems and how they interact with vehicle subsystems
• Must understand interactions with ICE/xEV vehicle systems

Nice To Haves

• M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Computer Engineering
• 3+ years’ experience in automotive climate control including Dual Automatic Temperature Control and heat pump systems
• Familiar with powertrain calibration methods and tools
• Familiar with software integration test tools (i.e. CANoe, CANalyzer, CANape, ATI)
• Familiar with automotive communication standards (i.e. CAN/CAN-FD/Automotive Ethernet)
• Knowledge of Ford engineering processes and systems (i.e. TPOTs, GPDS)

Responsibilities

• Responsible for overall vehicle thermal system sign-off including Wind Tunnel Testing and Road Development
• Work with the propulsion (ICE/xEV) teams to develop key parameters of calibration as it relates to Climate Control
• Work with Dual Automatic Temperature Control team on calibration development
• Work with hardware teams to ensure components and sub-systems meets requirements to deliver expected climate performance
• Analyze test data to ensure vehicle is exhibiting expected behavior and passing all requirements
• Troubleshoot any short falls in performance and propose solutions
• Document/incorporate lessons learned
• Understand and apply Thermal/Cabin System CAE tools (i.e. A/C, Heater, and battery thermal simulations)
• Coordinate Vehicle testing to support Program Timing Milestones
• Plan and Execute Vehicle Wind Tunnel testing and Supplier data analysis
• Plan and Execute Vehicle Road Trip testing
• Ensure all the climate control comfort strategies are implemented in programs as applicable

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
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees