Product Development Engineer - RWD Transmission Systems Quality Engineer
About The Position
This Product Development Engineer position is responsible for design, validation, and vehicle integration for Ford’s 10-speed rear-wheel-drive (RWD) Medium Duty Transmission programs. The engineer owns product delivery against cost, quality, and vehicle milestone requirements, from program initiation through launch and ongoing production. The role serves as a product development engineer for 10-speed RWD transmissions and their components and assemblies. The engineer leads workstreams to improve field quality and warranty performance, investigates design verification (DV) failures and warranty concerns, and leads RWD transmission vehicle launches. The role manages execution of DV requirements through key engineering milestones, takes ownership of assigned components in partnership with component engineers, and collaborates with Ford analytical teams and suppliers to define component duty cycles. It also defines engineering specifications for transmission components and suppliers and completes design assessments, including design rules, assembly stacks, and print updates. The position is hybrid and requires working onsite in Livonia, Michigan, at least four days per week, with additional onsite presence depending on testing and hardware needs. The employee must be approved to travel globally. Visa sponsorship is not available, and candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
- Ford component or systems design/release experience.
- Knowledge of calibration and vehicle data collection.
- Transmission or powertrain experience.
- Must be approved to travel globally.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is unavailable.
- Must work onsite in Livonia, Michigan, at least four days per week, with additional onsite time depending on testing and hardware needs.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree.
- Experience with Ford quality and warranty systems.
- Experience with CAE/FEA, fluid CFD, and other analytical tools.
- Experience with Ford CAD systems and Teamcenter/3DX.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a product development engineer for 10-speed RWD transmissions and their components and assemblies.
- Lead workstreams to improve RWD transmission quality and warranty performance in the field.
- Lead root-cause investigations for design verification failures and warranty-related concerns.
- Lead RWD transmission vehicle launches and manage design verification requirement execution through key engineering milestones.
- Own assigned components and work closely with the relevant component engineers.
- Collaborate with Ford analytical teams, component engineers, and suppliers to define component duty cycles.
- Define engineering specifications for transmission components and suppliers.
- Complete design assessments, including design rules, assembly stacks, and print updates.
- Meet onsite work requirements in Livonia, Michigan, and be approved for global travel.
Benefits
- Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
- Paid parental leave and new-parent ramp-up programs
- Subsidized back-up child care
- Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
- Fertility treatments
- Vehicle discount program for employees and family members
- Management leases
- Tuition assistance
- Employee resource groups
- Paid time off for individual and team community service
- Vacation time
- Sick/personal time
- Paid holidays, including time between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
