Mechanical Design Engineer, Thermal

Ford's Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer for Thermal Systems to help deliver the company's vision of a fully electric transportation future.

As a Mechanical Design Engineer for Thermal Systems, you will own the physical design of thermal hardware across the entire system , coolant loops, refrigeration/heat-pump circuits, and HVAC/climate , turning thermal performance targets into robust, manufacturable components and assemblies.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the mechanical design of thermal system hardware across one or more subsystems, translating performance and packaging requirements into detailed, manufacturable designs.
• Design thermal hardware across coolant, refrigeration, and HVAC/climate subsystems in 3D CAD from concept through production release.
• Package and route thermal hardware through the vehicle, resolving space, interface, and clearance constraints with adjacent systems.
• Translate thermal, hydraulic, and refrigerant performance targets from the system and subsystem engineers into physical geometry.
• Develop designs optimized for their manufacturing processes and for high-volume assembly.
• Apply geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, perform tolerance stack-up analysis, and define critical dimensions.
• Support structural, flow, thermal, and durability analysis.
• Create and release detailed part and assembly drawings, manage engineering changes, and maintain CAD data and bills of materials.
• Work closely with the system and subsystem engineers, Controls Engineers, test engineers, and suppliers.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• 3+ years of experience in mechanical design of automotive components or systems.
• Proficiency in 3D CAD (CATIA, NX, or 3DEXPERIENCE).
• Working knowledge of GD&T and tolerance stack-up analysis.
• Solid understanding of design for manufacture and assembly.
• Familiarity with heat transfer, fluid dynamics, and pressure-system fundamentals.

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.