Vehicle Integration Engineer

Ford • Dearborn, MI

12h • Hybrid

About The Position

Ford Racing Vehicle Integration Engineer - This role is for a Lead Vehicle Engineering (VE) Developer within Ford Racing, responsible for driving the development and launch of future high-performance products. You will serve as a critical bridge between technical engineering requirements and the delivery of "insanely great" customer experiences.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or an equivalent technical degree.
• Ability and willingness to work fully on-site at the Roush 57 facility nearly every weekday.
• Proven ability to lead and facilitate cross-functional teams to solve complex problems efficiently while building strong relationships.

Nice To Haves

• 5+ years of Vehicle-Level Automotive Product Development experience across a wide range of attributes.
• Proven track record of delivering complete automotive product development cycles from initial concept through to launch.
• Experience with modern software development processes, Over-The-Air (OTA) updates, and feature delivery alongside traditional mechanical systems.
• A clear, practical understanding of Performance Vehicle customers, their passions, pain points, needs, and priorities, backed by an understanding of customer insight tools.
• Personal affirmation as an "early tech adopter" with outstanding self-motivation and initiative.

Responsibilities

• Lead the translation of customer insights into a balanced set of vehicle-level requirements that deliver "emotional delights" and unmatched performance.
• Cascade high-level vehicle targets into objective, measurable system-level requirements for engineering and validation (spanning hardware, software, and energy management).
• Lead highly cross-functional technical trade-off discussions across design, software, and hardware teams to ensure engineering realities do not compromise the final customer experience.
• Validate the final vehicle from initial prototypes through to final production, sustaining a validation mindset across all updates and vehicle variants.
• Lead all aspects of Race Track and Off-Road Durability testing, managing resource planning, budgets, logistics, and safety to ensure highly efficient and pulse-positive events.
• Assess and ensure all test vehicles are "fit for test" regarding hardware and software maturity prior to delivery.
• Execute flawless, behind-the-scenes vehicle preparation and assessment for high-stakes Media events, ensuring automotive journalists experience a perfect product.
• Serve as the "Go-To" resource for the Vehicle Engineering team, removing roadblocks so development engineers can focus purely on engineering.
• Optimize test scheduling, condense testing timelines, and ensure high accuracy in test planning systems (e.g., FEDE) to maximize vehicle utilization and avoid unnecessary travel.
• Deliver all program milestones and engineering gateways on time, with quality, while actively improving Vehicle Engineering Design Validation efficiency.
• Lead the management of program documents, test vehicle status tracking, and online systems.

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
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees