Product Development Structural Castings Engineer

Ford•Dearborn, MI

12d

About The Position

You will be part of the Structural Castings team responsible for delivering casting solutions for Ford's Global programs, and with a unique opportunity to influence Ford's growth in the casting space, being involved in exciting new casting technology like Rheocasting and Thixomolding.

Requirements

Bachelor's in Mechanical, Materials or Manufacturing Engineering or a related field
5+ years of casting design experience
Ability to design solids in CAD (Catia, NX or 3DX)
Ability to interpret simulation results (Magmasoft, Flow 3D, Procast, etc) and improve the casting design based on those.
Proficiency in CAD
Experience working in a foundry or tool shop launching castings or HPDC tools in a manufacturing environment.
Experience in large structural castings including Giga / Mega casting sizes
Strong analytical and organizational skills and ability to manage several projects at the same time in a highly variable and uncertain environment.
Strong communication skills, both written and oral.
Microsoft Office experience.

Responsibilities

Create casting designs to integrate multiple parts into one casting.
Develop business cases for proposed casting solutions for management's consideration
Provide direction on design or process changes needed to optimize the casting process for maximum quality and cost efficiency.
Support technical documentation including lessons learned, best practices, design rules, design requirements and keep them updated in the Ford internal system.
Work with cross functional teams for vehicle packaging compliance and issue resolution
Support less experienced engineers in CAD, tooling design and on-site casting quality assessment for prototype part buy-off, including suggestions on how to improve the casting at a process or tooling level.
Support external suppliers and tool shops with process and tooling verification prior to production startup.