Mechanical Design Engineer

Ford’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company’s vision of a fully electric transportation future. As a Mechanical Design Engineer, you will be responsible for the mechanical design and development of a novel on-vehicle electronic control unit and corresponding mechanism system.

Responsibilities:

• Own the mechanical design and development of a novel, high volume, high voltage electro-mechanical system in Ford’s new upcoming EV platform.
• Work with the hardware design team to develop a build to print on-vehicle electronic control unit with optimized performance, reliability, and cost.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including electrical, testing, manufacturing, and quality teams, to ensure that designs encompass DFX principles and meet quality standards.
• Develop engineering prototypes using rapid prototyping processes and coordinate building and testing for functionality and performance.
• Engage with suppliers from concept phase to evaluate processes and materials based on manufacturability, quality, cost, reliability, and functional requirements.
• Participate in development of assembly and test fixtures for all product phases.
• Develop mechanical functions specifications, support with test planning, execution and documentation based on the design requirements and regulations.

Qualifications:

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• 3+ years of experience designing, developing, and releasing electro-mechanical components and systems for volume production.
• First-hand experience with PCBA integration into mechanical enclosures including PCBA packaging processes.
• Excellent understanding of manufacturing processes, fabrication methods, materials, and tool design.
• High level of expertise and proficiency with Catia, Enovia, or similar tools.
• Experience in application of GD&T and tolerance stack analyses.

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.

Salary: $118,700-$198,500 or $138,800-$232,700 depending on the salary grade.