Product Development Engineer-Brake NVH

At Ford Motor Company, you will be responsible for delivering the brake NVH performance for the program(s) you are assigned to as a Product Development Engineer-Brake NVH.

You will lead a team of suppliers, CAE, D&R and brake development engineers to develop the brake NVH attribute to meet Ford requirements.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading the brake NVH development activities for assigned program(s)
• Developing test plans, managing test parts and test schedules
• Reviewing and analyzing CAE data, test data and parts
• Leading cross-functional teams through NVH development
• Managing sign-off testing and reporting
• Monitoring warranty and TGW data for emerging NVH issues
• Evaluating brake NVH performance on corner dynos, chassis dynos and vehicles
• Working with Core NVH activity to schedule dynos and maximize dyno up time

You will also be expected to:

• Manage product release CAD and BOM structures, including assembly positioning and mass attribute analysis
• Facilitate supplier data integration and develop CAD studies to support and drive design improvements
• Understand and effectively utilize product check-in/check-out processes, version control, data release, and change management within Ford's PLM ecosystem
• Perform feasibility analyses using CAD tools

The ideal candidate will have:

• A Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or similar
• 2+ years of NVH CAE and/or foundation brake component experience
• 1+ years of CAD experience

Preferred qualifications include:

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or similar
• Experience with Brake NVH dyno and vehicle testing
• Experience in supplier management
• Experience with complex systems, analysis tools & methods
• Experience using Teamcenter (TcE) and/or 3DX
• Experience in using Microsoft Excel & PowerPoint for presentations and data manipulation

Ford offers a range of benefits, including:

• 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

The salary range for this position is:

• 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