Product Development Engineer-Core Seatbelt Subject Matter Expert

At Ford Motor Company, a renowned global automaker, you will play a crucial role as a Product Development Engineer-Core Seatbelt Subject Matter Expert. This position involves providing technical guidance on all seatbelt matters, driving innovation, cost efficiency, and quality improvements.

Job Overview: As a Core Seatbelt Subject Matter Expert (SME), you will report to the Core Seatbelt Technical Specialist and provide technical expertise to engineering and program teams on various seatbelt-related aspects, including innovation, cost, quality, and execution. Your responsibilities will also involve mentoring, training, and coaching PD engineering teams and other skill teams as needed.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as the core subject matter expert for all seatbelts
• Guide and mentor seatbelt applications design and release engineers
• Lead or support weekly seatbelt TDRM meetings and provide technical guidance on seatbelt matters
• Develop high-quality specifications, design rules, and test methods
• Maintain a seatbelts technology database and roadmap, staying updated on the latest seatbelts and pyrotechnic technologies
• Support global seatbelts modularity and business plan processes, defining vehicle needs and attributes
• Address critical concerns, field service activities, and problem-solving related to seatbelts
• Build and maintain a lessons-learned database on best practices for seatbelt issue resolution
• Support global launches related to seatbelts and engineering excellence work streams
• Champion benchmarking of key competitors and support design cost reduction initiatives
• Drive global commonality for seatbelts across different regions and vehicles
• Foster a productive work environment with global teams, including seats and restraints technology/program teams, PD areas, purchasing, and manufacturing

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a similar field
• At least 5 years of experience in seatbelt engineering
• 1 year of CAD experience
• Strong technical background in seatbelts, airbags, gas generators, and interfacing systems
• Preferred qualifications include a master's degree, DFSS Green Belt certification, strong SPC, DFMEA, DRBFM, and statistical skills, experience with global Tier 1 suppliers, and knowledge of Ford, PD, and Restraints principles

Benefits:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, and new parent ramp-up programs
• Family building benefits, including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members
• Tuition assistance
• Active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• Generous paid holiday schedule

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