Mechatronics Subsystems Application Engineer

You will be part of a newly formed team that executes cross-domain Mechatronics Subsystem integration across all vehicle programs.

You will bridge the gap between Electronics, Mechanical Hardware (VHE), Features, Controls & Software (CVS), and others, acting as the central integration lead to ensure flawless physical-to-electrical execution.

The Mechatronics Core Team designs enterprise standards, mathematical models, and templates, and your role as an Application Engineer is to execute these frameworks on active vehicle programs.

You will take those foundational tools and apply them directly to specific vehicle launches, focusing on owning specific mechatronic subsystems (e.g., Closures, Windows, Seats, Climate, or Access).

Your responsibilities include:

• Leading Subsystem-Level Execution: applying standardized templates, math models, and engineering frameworks to ensure the subsystem performs flawlessly on the assembly line
• Driving the new working interaction model by ingesting Feature level or system level requests and decomposing them into synchronized mechanical, electrical, and software requirements
• Interfacing with Feature, System, VHE (Hardware), and CVS (Software) teams to ensure system-level performance and timing are physically achievable before code is written or parts are tooled
• Coordinating cross-functionally to develop program-specific Subsystem Boundary Diagrams, Interface Control Documents (ICDs), and Subsystem Electrical Block Diagrams for your assigned domain
• Leading active vehicle build issue triage (Breadboard, HIL, and plant floor) and investigating data logs, identifying root causes, and defining real-time containment plans for complex cross-domain failures
• Partnering with software and hardware teams to align Agile software sprints (Jira) with Waterfall mechanical hardware timelines (GPDS)
• Holding the standard with partnering D&R teams to subsystem timelines, risk mitigation plans, and integration readiness
• Driving cross-skill team delivery with design guardrails and preventing direct Feature-to-Electronic DR handoffs
• Navigating challenges related to vehicle development that impact cross-domain integration
• Developing complete plans for Subsystem-level Verification and Sign-off across current and future vehicle programs
• Being accountable for end-to-end subsystem integration readiness, including performance, issue resolution, and launch timing commitments

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
• 5+ years' experience delivering products, systems, or features from conception to launch
• 3+ years' of demonstrable experience with positive teamwork ethics and the ability to collaborate across competing engineering domains
• 3 years' of demonstrated capability of working in a cross-functional team environment

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in Mechatronics, Systems Engineering, Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, or related field
• Experience as a mechatronics subsystem application engineer supporting the integration, validation, launch, and issue resolution of vehicle body and comfort features
• Experience with Ford Global Product Development System (GPDS) deliverables and timing
• Proficiency in JIRA, FEDE, and JAMA, with technical experience using VSEM, Boundary Diagrams, and Interface Control Documents (ICDs)
• Experience with in-vehicle architectures, network communications (CAN, LIN, Ethernet), and their constraints/complexity
• Experience with Component Design and Release (D&R), program management and planning, business strategy, and product coordination
• Experience with risk management techniques, 8D/14D problem-solving, and active vehicle build triage (Breadboard, HIL, plant floor)
• Hands-on experience with physical-to-electrical modeling tools (e.g., MATLAB/Simulink, Mathcad)
• Prior experience acting as a Systems Engineer, Subsystem Lead, or Integration/Test Engineer on a major vehicle program
• Demonstrated mindset of Continuous Improvement
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

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