Product Development Engineer - Evaporator & Blower Assembly (HVAC) Core Engineer

Ford • Dearborn, MI

9d • $74,300 - $166,200 • Hybrid

About The Position

Ford is seeking a Product Development Engineer focused on HVAC Evaporator & Blower Assembly (EBA) component design and quality. The role supports new platform and technology development, with an emphasis on delivering customer attributes through specialized EBA design and development. The engineer leads development of new HVAC EBA designs with full-service suppliers and supports design reviews, verification, quality resolution, and production readiness.

The position collaborates with vehicle architecture, body, electrical, vehicle attribute, applications, and thermal subsystem teams, as well as supplier technical assistance and purchasing teams. It also supports HVAC laboratory testing at the MPG facility as needed. The engineer manages product-release CAD and BOM structures, including assembly positioning and mass-attribute analysis, facilitates supplier data integration, and develops CAD studies to support design improvements.

This is a hybrid position requiring onsite work four or more days per week. The salary range is $74,300–$166,200, with salary grade and final pay determined by skills, experience, job scope, responsibility, and market value. Visa sponsorship is not available. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Engineering in electrical, mechanical, physics, systems, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of experience in climate-control HVAC EBA component design and development.
• Proven history of design and verification directly related to HVAC components.
• Knowledge of thermal system components.
• Knowledge of injection-molding design principles and manufacturing experience.
• Knowledge of or experience with HVAC physical testing and CFD/CAE.
• Ability to align cross-functional teams whose members do not report to the same department.
• Ability to form and effectively communicate opinions at all levels and drive decisions.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

• Master of Engineering in electrical, mechanical, physics, systems, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Support creation and maintenance of Core Engineering Documents, including FMA documents, requirements, and test procedures.
• Support technical design reviews for systems, subsystems, and components.
• Lead design and development of new HVAC EBA designs with full-service suppliers.
• Sign off on component design verification (DV) and production verification (PV) results from full-service suppliers.
• Solve launch, recall, quality, and field issues.
• Collaborate with vehicle architecture, body, electrical, vehicle attribute, and applications teams to develop EBA designs that meet customer requirements.
• Understand upfront design, verification plans and methods, and the industrialization process.
• Analyze customer quality and warranty concerns.
• Interface with Thermal Subsystems teams, including Air Handling and Air Conditioning Subsystem teams.
• Interface with supplier technical assistance and purchasing teams.
• Support HVAC lab testing at the MPG facility as needed.
• Review supplier requests for engineering approval for manufacturing changes, including robust production verification plans.
• Support institutionalizing preventive actions across programs.
• Manage product-release CAD and BOM structures, including assembly positioning and mass-attribute analysis.
• Facilitate supplier data integration and develop CAD studies to support and drive design improvements.
• Lead technical reviews and discussions with confidence, authority, humility, and collaboration.
• Document design rules, requirements, technical design guides, and lessons learned, and teach associated learning sessions.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• 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.
• Employee resource groups.
• Paid time off for individual and team community service.
• Vacation time, sick/personal time, and paid holidays, including between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level