Product Design Engineer

At Ford Motor Company, we design, manufacture, and sell vehicles, vehicle parts, and accessories. As a Product Design Engineer, you will play a crucial role in managing the product lifecycle of exterior Bed/Box protection accessories.

Job Overview The position will manage the product lifecycle of Exterior Bed/Box protection accessories, such as Spray in Bed Liners, Drop in Bed Liners, Bed Mats, and Splash Guards. You will champion processes for Global Programs and require project management skills to be successful in this role.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, release, and test exterior Bed/Box protection products for production and dealer accessory programs
• Design, develop, release, and validate other potential exterior or interior products as requested by marketing
• Investigate and develop ideas for new product offerings
• Maintain all existing Bed/Box protection solutions and accessories for all platforms
• Support compliance to Ford requirements, DVP&Rs, FMEAs, and sign-off as required
• Support Dealer Service questions on Bed/Box protection accessories
• Interface with planning, program management, vehicle programs, and other teams
• Perform and document Model Year Carryover Assessment's for Bed/Box protection Products
• Develop and coordinate Instruction Sheets for Dealer installation of Genuine Ford Accessories
• Coordinate Instruction Sheet Validation Fit-up with local team members
• Coordinate and complete Cost, Feasibility, and Timing (CFT) for Bed/Box protection programs

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• 2+ years of product design experience, familiarity with plastic manufacturing process and secondary assembly and manufacturing
• Experience developing vehicle accessory or production products is preferred
• Understanding of automotive networks, such as WERS, Team Center, TcVis Mockup, and 3DX is preferred
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to manage multiple suppliers and commodities
• Ability to work collaboratively with other teams

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
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time