Product Development Engineer

Ford • Dearborn, MI

22h • Hybrid

About The Position

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow’s transportation.
Do you have what it takes to make smart vehicles for a smart world? Join the Ford Product Development team. Utilizing Design Thinking & User Experience methods, you’ll work to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We’re seeking forward-thinking, laser-focused professionals with a passion for bringing innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to such advancements as autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more!
Product Development Engineer - positions offered by Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, Michigan). Note, this is a hybrid position whereby the employee will work both from home and from the Dearborn office. Hence, the employee must live within a reasonable commuting distance from Dearborn, MI. Develop and refine design validation methods for ensuring proper feature-level performance. Create system, software, and diagnostic requirements, and relevant specifications. Write software models. Plan and execute design verification plans to ensure proper feature-level performance. Sign-off on feature-level performance and will plan and execute real-world evaluations to identify system problems and issues. Support and coordinate root-cause analysis with internal and external suppliers and will integrate and configure models and other software packages with a variety of production and other hardware to enable pre- production feature-level verification. Ensure system designs, functional safety, and other deliverables. Domestic Travel Required up to 10%.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Automotive Engineering or related field and 2 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.
• 2 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Utilize CAN tools to collect and diagnose vehicle communication data between different electronic modules. 2. Write Scripts, models, and log instruments using Quality Documents 8Ds. 3. Develop automotive features and systems by leveraging knowledge in Automotive Feature Specification Analysis.
• 1 year of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Design validation methods for ensuring proper feature-level performance. 2. Ensure system designs, functional safety, and other deliverables. 3. Sign-off on feature-level performance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and refine design validation methods for ensuring proper feature-level performance.
• Create system, software, and diagnostic requirements, and relevant specifications.
• Write software models.
• Plan and execute design verification plans to ensure proper feature-level performance.
• Sign-off on feature-level performance and will plan and execute real-world evaluations to identify system problems and issues.
• Support and coordinate root-cause analysis with internal and external suppliers and will integrate and configure models and other software packages with a variety of production and other hardware to enable pre- production feature-level verification.
• Ensure system designs, functional safety, and other deliverables.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees