Accessory Development Engineer

At Ford Motor Company, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters. The Vehicle Accessory Product Development Engineer will work closely with studio designers to develop new design concepts and collaborate with other vehicle engineering teams and cross-functional teams on technical, feasibility, and cost trade-off studies.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop vehicle accessories in CAD and other engineering tools.
• Conduct feasibility studies, prototyping, and testing to ensure product performance and durability.
• Define roadmap for accessories with build to print approach, as well as co-development approach together with suppliers.
• Collaborate with suppliers and manufacturers to select materials and optimize production processes.
• Support the product development lifecycle, from concept to production, ensuring adherence to timelines and quality standards.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues during the development, manufacturing, launching and service phases.
• Stay updated on industry trends, technologies, and materials to drive innovation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams within engineering, manufacturing, and purchasing to ensure system manufacturing, assembly feasibility, and serviceability.

Qualifications:

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• 2+ years of experience working on production vehicle development and launch.
• 4+ years of experience utilizing CAD (3DX, Catia, NX, ICEMSURF, or Alias) collaboratively, 3DX and CATIA preferred.
• 4+ years of experience in exterior, interior systems or accessory design, development, release and supplier management.

Benefits:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• 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
• Generous vacation time, sick/personal time, and paid holidays, including between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day

Salary: $118,700 - $232,700