Ford Racing Vehicle Dynamics Supervisor

Ford Motor • Allen Park, MI

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Ford Racing is looking for an enthusiastic, talented professional to join the team as the Vehicle Dynamics Supervisor. In this position, the Vehicle Dynamics supervisor directs program-specific vehicle dynamics engineers in establishing development plans, attribute targets, and execution timing to meet all functional objectives, component tuning milestones, and electronic control hardware and software release requirements. Working closely with Vehicle Engineering, Vehicle Integration, Chassis, Powertrain, Controls, NVH, Motorsports, and supplier partners, the supervisor is responsible for driving cross-functional alignment, resolving technical challenges, and ensuring successful delivery of vehicle dynamics objectives throughout the development process. This position requires a strong balance of technical leadership, program management, and people leadership, along with the ability to effectively communicate program status, risks, and recommendations to senior leadership. A critical component of this role is developing the next generation of vehicle dynamics talent within Ford Racing. The supervisor will recruit, coach, mentor, and provide growth opportunities for engineers at all experience levels, with a particular emphasis on cultivating early-career and developing engineers through hands-on vehicle development experiences, technical training, and structured mentorship. This leadership is essential to building and sustaining Ford Racing's long-term vehicle dynamics capability and technical excellence. This position requires significant travel to proving grounds, race tracks, off-road development locations, and test facilities throughout North America to support vehicle development, validation, and performance assessment activities. This role is hybrid and requires at least 4 days onsite in Allen Park, MI.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline (advanced degree preferred).
• Minimum 10+ years of experience in vehicle dynamics, chassis engineering, and vehicle attribute development within the automotive, motorsports, or related industry.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience operating vehicles at and beyond the limits of handling in a controlled test environment.

Nice To Haves

• Deep technical knowledge of vehicle dynamics fundamentals, including ride, handling, steering, braking, tire performance, and chassis system interactions.
• Demonstrated experience developing and tuning high-performance vehicle attributes.
• Strong understanding of suspension systems, steering systems, tires, dampers, chassis controls, and vehicle integration.
• Experience conducting and interpreting subjective and objective vehicle evaluations.
• Proven ability to lead complex vehicle development programs and coordinate cross-functional engineering activities.
• Strong people leadership skills with a demonstrated ability to coach, mentor, and develop engineers.
• Experience building technical capability within engineering organizations and accelerating the development of less experienced team members.
• Strong project management, organizational, and communication skills.
• Experience with vehicle instrumentation, data acquisition, and analysis tools.
• Passion for high-performance vehicles and a commitment to delivering exceptional customer experiences through world-class vehicle dynamics.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of vehicle dynamics engineers responsible for ride, handling, steering, braking, tire, and chassis performance development.
• Establish and deliver vehicle dynamics targets aligned with program objectives and customer expectations.
• Direct subjective and objective vehicle evaluations and provide technical guidance to achieve attribute goals.
• Coordinate development and tuning activities for suspension, steering, tires, chassis controls, and related vehicle systems.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure successful integration of vehicle dynamics requirements into overall vehicle programs.
• Drive issue resolution and technical decision-making throughout the vehicle development process.
• Develop and maintain vehicle dynamics timing plans and resource strategies to support program milestones.
• Provide regular status updates, risk assessments, and recommendations to program leadership and senior management.
• Recruit, coach, mentor, and develop engineers and technicians within the organization.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, accountability, continuous improvement, and teamwork.
• Create development opportunities that accelerate the growth of early-career and developing engineers.
• Build and maintain organizational capability through technical training, knowledge transfer, and succession planning.
• Support innovation and continuous improvement initiatives related to vehicle dynamics tools, methods, and technologies.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more.
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, 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: Senior