Product Development Engineer - RWD Transmission Systems Quality Engineer
About The Position
This 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 the product and is accountable for delivering cost, quality, and vehicle milestone requirements on time, from program initiation through launch and ongoing production. The role also leads quality and warranty improvements, failure investigations, transmission vehicle launches, and execution of design validation (DV) requirements. The position is hybrid and requires onsite work in Livonia, Michigan, four or more days per week, depending on testing and hardware needs. Global travel approval is required.
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 able to work onsite in Livonia, Michigan, four or more days per week, depending on testing and hardware needs.
- Must be approved to travel globally.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree.
- Ford Quality and Warranty systems experience.
- 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 specific components and assemblies.
- Lead workstreams to improve the quality and warranty performance of RWD transmissions in the field.
- Lead root cause investigations for design validation failures and warranty-related concerns.
- Lead RWD transmission vehicle launches and manage design validation requirement execution through key engineering milestones.
- Take ownership of assigned components and work closely with component engineers.
- Work 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.
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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
