Product Development Engineer - Test Engineering

Ford • Livonia, MI

6d • $65,100 - $166,200 • Hybrid

About The Position

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! This position is a salary grade 5 through grade 8. Potential salary can range from $65,100-$166,200. Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Electrical or Mechanical) or related field
• 5+ years in Systems Engineering preferably with transmissions, some of which includes testing and development work
• Experience with vehicle or dyno development work preferred.
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills
• Self-motivated with the ability to manage multiple tasks
• Confidence in ability to summarize test plan and results appropriately for the audience.
• Experience with FMA approach, testing and development preferred.
• Working knowledge of ATI Vision, Matlab and Minitab useful.
• MBSE (Model based system engineering - i.e. magic draw

Nice To Haves

• M.S. in engineering or similar degree.
• Knowledge of systems engineering principles
• Basic understanding of electrified powertrain system function and attributes at the subsystem and vehicle levels desired but not required.
• Strong GPDS (Global Product Development System) knowledge.
• Proactive, self-starter that can handle multiple assignments at a time.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills, self-motivated to deliver results with minimal direction.
• Desire to lead cross-functional working teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Excellent writing, speaking, interpersonal skills and presentation.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with system and components design and release engineers from cross-functional teams to complete design verification test plans.
• Conduct physical dyno and vehicle testing onsite and 3rd party facilities.
• Collaborate with systems engineering teams on application requirements, test plans, results and root cause analysis with Re-DV for the transmission system.
• Lead teardown and sign-off for durability test completion and failure investigation from dyno testing, coordinating with systems and component engineering teams.
• Develop and conduct warranty investigation testing in vehicles, dyno and other locations.
• Investigative automotive root causes, via testing and data gathering and post processing.
• Practice continual process improvement through our test methods, requirements and FMA workstreams.

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