Description
At Ford Motor Company, a renowned automotive manufacturer, we are seeking a skilled Product Development Mechanical Joining SME to join our team in Dearborn, MI.
As a Core Mechanical Joining Subject Matter Expert (SME), you will play a crucial role in authoring and maintaining joining standards and quality documents, engineering specifications, and requirements such as Design Rules for use by the Program Application teams. You will also develop new joining technologies in support of the Structural Systems team.
Responsibilities:
- Author and maintain Design Rules and Engineering Specifications, updating them as required.
- Collaborate with Product Development Structures and Closures teams to develop feasible joint solutions for each program.
- Coordinate joint feasibility testing with Manufacturing, suppliers, and external test laboratories.
- Review and approve joint feasibility test results.
- Serve as the primary SME for mechanical joining within Product Development.
- Work with cross-functional partners in Research, Manufacturing, Purchasing, and the supply base to develop and implement new mechanical joining processes at Ford.
- Lead or contribute to resolving production issues with Vehicle Operations (VO), Materials, Supplier Technical Assistance (STA), and Purchasing.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related physical science field.
- 5+ years of experience working with mechanical joining technologies.
- 5+ years of experience using CAD and PLM tools, including CATIA and Teamcenter.
- Self-motivated, with the ability to work effectively with minimal oversight.
- Collaborative team player with experience delivering assignments within cross-functional teams.
- Hands-on engineering approach.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- Ability to analyze and interpret data.
- Experience launching adhesives and sealers.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools.
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.
This position is a salary grade 7-8 and ranges from $86,600-$166,200.