Product Development Engineer – Latching Mechanisms
About The Position
Ford is a company that works to transform the future for its customers, communities, and families, with employees seeing their work on the road daily. The Product Development team utilizes design thinking and user experience methods to deliver innovative, exciting, and sustainable products and services. They offer global opportunities to contribute to advancements in autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more. In this specific role, the HLM Design and Release Engineer is responsible for the design, development, validation, release, and implementation of handles, locks, and mechanisms into various vehicle closures such as hoods/frunks, side doors, tailgates, liftgates, and decklids. The engineer will also focus on driving design improvements to enhance quality and optimize cost/weight throughout the product's development and production lifecycle. Additionally, the role involves leading suppliers and guiding the design of HLM components to ensure compliance with Requirements & Design Rules, managing attributes like package, design feasibility, NVH, water management, craftsmanship, and crash safety, and overseeing manufacturing assembly requirements at the assembly plants.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, validate, release and implement handles, locks, and mechanisms into vehicle closures (hoods/frunks, side doors, tailgates, liftgates, decklids)
- Drive for design improvements to increase quality and optimize cost/weight throughout development as well as through the production life of the products
- Lead the suppliers and guide the design of the HLM components
- Achieve compliance to Requirements & Design Rules
- Manage attributes (package, design feasibility, NVH, water management, craftsmanship, crash safety)
- Manage manufacturing assembly requirements at the assembly plant(s)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
