Rear Closures Design & Release Engineer

Ford•Dearborn, MI

18h

About The Position

The candidate will work with internal and external customers to develop competitive cost & weight efficient designs. Additionally, the candidate will be responsible to engineer the required CAD and lead analytical and physical analysis to deliver a system that will meet all prescribed requirements. As the program matures, responsibilities will shift to product testing, delivering PSW, and launching within one of Ford's many assembly plants. Established and active employee resource groups

Requirements

BS Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electro-Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering or a related field
3+ years of professional experience in the Automotive or Aerospace industry (experience with hinged closures is preferred)
3+ years of direct experience in closures systems (e.g. tailgates, liftgates, swing gates, side doors, cargo doors, moveable roof systems) a plus.
Experience with sheet metal body structures, closures, stamping, static and/or dynamic sealing, power/gas struts, power drive units/motors, and hinges
Hands-on experience with “in-house” engineering, design, and release, as well as managing full-service supplier commodities, with on-time delivery at cost & quality targets.
Design and Release/Product Development Engineer/ Closures Commodity Subject Matter Expert experience
Ability to work overtime & travel to support launches
2 years of professional experience in the Automotive or Aerospace industry.
Experience interfacing with design studio on resolution of design issues related to Exterior Rear Closures system.
Experience leading peers via Design reviews to resolve part to part interface issues and deliver a successful system.
Experience solving current model quality issues and implementing corrective actions.
Ability to utilize and demonstrate System engineering disciplines and Design for Manufacturing principles to proactively solve issues.
Knowledge of craftsmanship expectations, benchmarking, and futuring.
Knowledge of automotive exterior components, including materials and manufacturing technologies, such as stamping, injection molding, extrusion, forging, casting, welding, riveting, etc.
Experience with bolted joint structures
Experience with Structural mechanics
Experience with hinge mechanism dynamics
Experience with Systems engineering
Working knowledge of FEA, DFMEA, Control Plan development, & Dimensional Variation Analysis
Ability to operate within CATIA/3DX environment, Teamcenter Engineering, and Digital Buck
CATIA/3DX ability to create simple parts, sections, and studies a plus
Capability with Microsoft Suite of products (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)