# Product Development Engineer-Pre-Program Strategy and Implementation

**Company**: Ford Motor Company
**Location**: Livonia, MI
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $65,100-$166,200
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Automotive
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44294

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## Description

At Ford Motor Company, a renowned automotive manufacturer, you will play a crucial role as a Product Development Engineer-Pre-Program Strategy and Implementation. This position involves leading and managing new powertrain projects, including ICE Transmissions, Power Split Transmissions, and Power Units. Your primary objective will be to develop new strategies for bringing on full-service suppliers versus internally made products while maintaining quality, meeting vehicle requirements, and minimizing complexity.

The automotive industry is rapidly evolving, with a significant shift towards new powertrains, including BEV and Hybrid programs. In this role, you will work on product concepts to full-scale production, focusing on quality, cost, weight, and functional performance.

Key responsibilities include:

- Launching new powertrain architectures through the unit approval process

- Developing strategies for complexity reduction and carryover content

- Identifying and implementing process improvements to enhance program execution, quality, and speed

- Conducting upfront manufacturing studies of make/buy business cases

- Collaborating with manufacturing plants to deliver content that matches manufacturing footprint allocations

- Establishing cost targets and working with purchasing and suppliers to deliver high-quality component designs

Requirements:

- BS in Mechanical, Industrial, or Electrical Engineering or a related field

- 3+ years of transmission or power unit development experience

Preferred qualifications:

- Masters in product development or other Engineering degree

- 2+ years of program management experience

- Experience developing cost studies and cost comparisons between multiple powertrain designs

- Formal Systems Engineering knowledge

Benefits:

- Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage

- Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs

- Vehicle discount program for employees and family members

- Tuition assistance

- Paid time off for individual and team community service

Salary ranges from $65,100-$166,200 depending on the salary grade and candidate's experience.

## Skills

### Required
- Mechanical Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Transmission Development
- Power Unit Development

### Nice to have
- Program Management
- Cost Studies
- Systems Engineering
- BOM Structure Development
- Supplier Management

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