# Structural Systems Engineer

**Company**: Ford Motor Company
**Location**: Dearborn, MI
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $74,300 - $166,200
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Automotive
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44294

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## Description

At Ford Motor Company, we are seeking a Structural Systems Engineer to join our team. As a Structural Systems Engineer, you will play a critical role in designing and releasing underbody structures components from design to launch.

**Job Overview** We are looking for a strong mechanical engineer with extensive experience in sheet metal, castings component design, and joining methods. You will be responsible for taking underbody structures components from design to launch.

**Key Responsibilities**

- Design and Release Engineering for Frame, Mounts, Spare Tire Winches, and/or Tow Hooks, responsible for forward model development, release, and through launch.

- Manage supply base.

- Support all design phase deliverables from initial concept to launch.

- Work with supplier manufacturing, STA, and quality teams to ensure design for assembly feasibility.

- Develop and maintain quality documents such as DFMEA, SCCAF, P-diagram, etc.

- Lead Structures OPD and SREA changes.

- Strong GDT knowledge, create and run stack-ups, review DVA.

- Manage supplier (Cost, timing, product, and manufacturing changes).

- Lead on-time resolution of AIMS, identify ICA/PCA plan, and 8D, 3x5Why workstreams.

**Requirements**

- B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.

- Minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience manufacturing and developing metal components and structure.

- Experience in using CAD/CAE tools and ability to optimize tool designs for stamping, welding, and sheet metal, extrusions, castings.

- Sheet metal joining experience (MIG, SPR, Laser weld, spot welding).

- Excellent teamwork and communication skills.

- Self-motivated with the ability to manage multiple tasks.

- Proficient computer 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.

**Salary** The salary range for this position is $74,300 - $166,200.

## Skills

### Required
- Mechanical Engineering
- CAD/CAE tools
- sheet metal joining
- DFMEA
- GDT

### Nice to have
- 5+ years of hands-on experience manufacturing and developing metal components and structure
- CAD/CAE capable engineer
- PPAP launch experience
- Excellent communication skills

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