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

Ford Motor • Dearborn, MI

8d • Hybrid

About The Position

Ford is hiring a Product Development Engineer focused on HVAC Evaporator & Blower Assembly (EBA) component design and quality. The role supports EBA development for new vehicle platforms and technologies, with an emphasis on delivering customer attributes. It involves designing and developing EBA components with full-service suppliers, coordinating cross-functional engineering work, and supporting verification, production launch, and quality problem-solving.

The engineer manages product-release CAD and BOM structures, including assembly positioning and mass-attribute analysis. The position also facilitates supplier data integration, develops CAD studies to drive design improvements, supports HVAC laboratory testing at Ford’s MPG facility as needed, and helps capture and share lessons learned through engineering documentation and training.

This is a hybrid position requiring onsite work four or more days per week. The position is salary grade 6–8, with a stated salary range of $74,300–$166,200. 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 interface with and align cross-functional teams whose members do not report to the same department.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels and institutionalize technical lessons through documentation and teaching.

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 laboratory testing at the MPG facility as needed.
• Review supplier requests for engineering approval of manufacturing changes and ensure robust production verification plans.
• Support institutionalizing recurrence-prevention actions across programs.
• Lead technical reviews and debates with confidence and authority while remaining humble and collaborative.
• Manage product-release CAD and BOM structures, including assembly positioning and mass-attribute analysis.
• Facilitate supplier data integration and develop CAD studies to support design improvements.
• Document key factors and lessons learned in design rules, requirements, and technical design guides, and teach associated learning sessions.
• Form opinions, communicate them effectively at all levels, and help drive the company’s technical direction.

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