# Product Development Engineer- Seat Complete

**Company**: Ford Motor Company
**Location**: Dearborn, MI
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $74,300 - $166,200
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Automotive
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44294

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## Description

At Ford Motor Company, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

Product Development uses design thinking & user experience methods to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We bring innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life.

In this position, you will be at the forefront of designing, developing, releasing, and launching complete seat systems and components, playing a pivotal part in the Global Product Development System (GPDS) from concept to Job 1.

Responsibilities:

- Design, develop, release, and launch seat systems or components through Ford's Global Product Development System (GPDS), from PRE-PSC to J1.

- Manage Quality, Weight, Cost, and Timing for assigned parts throughout the product lifecycle.

- Actively participate in and lead program-related meetings, including To4, Seat Complete, EMMs, TDRMs, supplier meetings, and purchasing meetings, as required.

- Develop and execute Seat system/component level Design Verification Plans (DVP), support vehicle/system level DVP, and ensure full compliance with all System Design Specifications (SDS) and Federal Regulations.

- Create and maintain a detailed timing/Gantt chart (PDP) for assigned parts and projects to track progress and milestones.

- Document and maintain a list of recurrence prevention actions, lessons learned, and required design rules, cascading this knowledge to the Core team for continuous improvement.

- Coordinate effectively with various internal and external stakeholders to ensure design intent meets all requirements.

- Lead the integration of seating components into the overall seat system, ensuring seamless functionality and performance.

- The Product Development Engineer is responsible for managing product release CAD and BOM structures, including assembly positioning and mass attribute analysis.

- The Product Development Engineer is expected to understand and effectively utilize product check-in/check-out processes, version control, data release, and change management within Ford’s PLM ecosystem.

- The Product Development Engineer will perform feasibility analyses using CAD tools.

Qualifications:

- Minimum Requirements:

- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Mechatronics, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.

- 2+ years of experience with complete seat systems and/or components in an automotive domain or similar.

- 2D/3D CAD capable on parametric software and Teamcenter, VisMockup, CATIA, Solid Edge, Solid Works, or equivalent.

- Proficiency in MS Office applications, including MS Project.

- Strong communication skills.

- Preferred:

- Master's degree in Mechanical, Mechatronics, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.

- Experience in product development and parts verification/validation.

- Knowledge and experience with Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA).

- Ability to read and conceptualize 2D and 3D Engineering Drawings, including Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).

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.

This position is a salary grade 6-8 and ranges from $74,300 - $166,200.

## Skills

### Required
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechatronics
- Electrical Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- CAD
- MS Office
- Communication

### Nice to have
- Master's degree
- Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
- Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)

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