Product Design Engineer

Ford Motor Company • Allen Park, MI

6h • $63,480 - $166,200 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Product Design Engineer will manage the product lifecycle of exterior bed and box protection accessories, including spray-in and drop-in bed liners, bed mats, splash guards, and other exterior ornamentation. The role may also support other exterior or interior accessories and will champion processes for Global Programs. Project management skills are necessary for success.

The engineer will design, develop, release, test, and validate accessory products for production, Mod-Center, and dealer programs; maintain existing solutions and bills of materials across vehicle platforms; support engineering compliance and documentation; coordinate with suppliers and cross-functional teams; and develop and validate dealer installation instruction sheets. The position also coordinates cost, feasibility, and timing activities across platforms.

The position is hybrid and requires onsite work four or more days per week. Ford offers a salary range of $63,480–$166,200, with the final salary grade and base salary determined by the candidate's skills and experience, job scope, responsibility, and market value. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• At least 2 years of product design experience.
• Familiarity with plastic manufacturing processes, secondary assembly, and manufacturing.

Nice To Haves

• Experience developing vehicle accessory or production products.
• Understanding of automotive networks, including WERS, Team Center, TcVis Mockup, and 3DX.
• Experience with CAD, physical schematics, and illustrated process illustrations.
• Technical aptitude and a desire to learn.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple suppliers and commodities and multitask.
• Ability to work collaboratively with other teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, release, and test exterior bed and box protection products for production, Mod-Center, and dealer accessory programs.
• Design, develop, release, and validate other potential exterior or interior products as requested by marketing.
• Investigate and develop ideas for new product offerings.
• Maintain existing bed and box protection solutions and accessories across platforms, creating and maintaining bills of materials for each commodity and vehicle line.
• Support compliance with Ford requirements, DVP&Rs, FMEAs, and required sign-offs.
• Support Dealer Service questions about bed and box protection accessories.
• Interface with planning, program management, vehicle programs, and other teams.
• Support program PMT meetings and engineering meetings for bed and box protection products.
• Work with suppliers and/or the FEDE Core team on bed and box protection documents, design rules, requirements, and foundation documents, including boundary diagrams, interface listings, P-Diagrams, DFMEAs, robustness checklists, and SCCAF.
• Perform and document model-year carryover assessments for bed and box protection products using Team Center, TcVis Mockup, WERS, WOW, PDO, iPDL, Catia, and 3DX.
• Develop and coordinate dealer installation instruction sheets for Genuine Ford Accessories using Team Center, TcVis Mockup, and PowerPoint.
• Coordinate instruction-sheet validation fit-ups with local team members; support and order fitment parts in GPIRS_J and track orders through the GPRIS_J payment process.
• Coordinate and complete cost, feasibility, and timing activities for bed and box protection programs across platforms, including CAD package studies, initial Excel bills of material, and preliminary illustrated bills of material.
• Interface with PD Body Exterior Engineering for feasibility analysis and necessary provisions.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new-parent ramp-up programs, and subsidized backup childcare.
• 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.
• Established and 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