# Design Release Engineer-Wheel, Tire, Jack & Ornament

**Company**: Ford Motor Company
**Location**: Dearborn, MI
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $65,100-$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.

The Wheel, Tire, Jack & Ornamentation D&R Engineer manages the end-to-end lifecycle of assigned vehicle components, from initial design and development through validation, release, and final assembly plant integration.

Responsibilities:

- Understand and apply Ford's wheels/tires/jacks development process

- Responsible for D&R of Wheels, Ornaments and Tires within Ford of Mexico

- Comply with Program cost, weight, quality, performance and timing targets

- Understand and apply GPDS process

- Follow Robustness Engineering Disciplines (Failure Mode Avoidance)

- Knowledge and application of Six Sigma and 8D

- Develop ESOW (Engineering Statement of Work) and participate in the Sourcing Process

- Follow the TDR process (Technical Design Review)

- Release parts in FEDEBOM and WERS through the product life cycle

- Support the Change Control Process

- Audit and update BOM (Bill of Material) with correct part levels and usage

- Be aware of Worldwide Engineering changes and proceed accordingly

- Identify validation, durability and functional test required as per SDS, WCR & ES (DVP / FEDE)

- AIMS and VVT resolution (Launch issues resolution)

- Define and verify engineering prototypes requirements at part level

- Parts implementation/Sign-off in assembly plant & assistance with quality issues in all milestones

- PDL's revisions and proceed accordingly if affected

- Support VQR's, VRT's and PVT, as required

- Jointly with purchasing, identify potential suppliers to develop identified parts to be localized

- Jointly with STA give technical assistance to supplier through the Supplier Engagement Process

- Comply with objectives set during first quarter of the year

- Interact with Vehicle Dynamics, Program teams, CAD, Suppliers, and Vehicle Engineering

Qualifications:

- Bachelor of Science in Engineering

- 2+ years of tire or wheel engineering experience

- 1 year of CAD experience

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

- Self-starting, self-directed

- Detailed orientated with a zero-defect mindset

- Ability to work in a globally diverse team

- Strong presentation, written and verbal communication and project management skills

Benefits:

- Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage

- Paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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:

- Salary grade 5: $65,100-$109,300

- Salary grade 6: $74,300-$124,500

- Salary grade 7: $86,600-$144,900

- Salary grade 8: $99,100-$166,200

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## Skills

### Required
- Engineering
- CAD
- Six Sigma
- 8D
- GPDS
- Robustness Engineering Disciplines

### Nice to have
- Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Self-starting, self-directed
- Detailed orientated with a zero-defect mindset
- Ability to work in a globally diverse team

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