# Lighting Optical Engineer

**Company**: Ford Motor Company
**Location**: Dearborn, MI
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $84,600 - $166,200
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Automotive
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44294

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## Description

Ford Motor Company is seeking an Interior Lighting – Product Design Engineer with a strong optical engineering focus to join our Product Design team in Dearborn, MI.

This is a professional engineering role that applies optical design and simulation expertise to develop body interior lighting systems, guiding designs from concept through optical validation, production release, and launch.

**Responsibilities**

- Professional position utilizing engineering education and experience to design and simulate body interior lighting systems.

- Responsible for supporting all phases of engineering from design concept to production release.

- Work with Design Studio, D&R Engineers, and CAD designers globally to develop 3D CAD models and optical simulations which meet appearance and functional requirements.

- Utilize design tools such as Catia V5 and Speos, to develop efficient designs which meet customer expectations.

- Ensure designs meet tooling and manufacturing feasibility.

- Support validation of designs through the Ford DV process, resolving all issues in a timely manner.

- Provide design support / issue resolution of all launch issues associated with interior lighting.

- Provide support for SDS, Design rules, and DFMEA development and maintenance.

**Qualifications**

- Minimum Requirements:

+ Bachelor of Science in engineering, Optical Engineering, or a related field.   + Minimum 3 years of experience designing and developing interior lighting systems.   + Demonstrated Program Management skills from kick off to post Job#1   + Clear understanding of Design and Release task/process for in house designed interior lighting systems or applicable electrical component development.   + Comprehensive knowledge of Overhead/Cargo and Ambient Lighting attribute targets, package and tooling feasibility, material analysis, Design Rules, SDS requirements, DFMEA, FMA, and DVPR.   + Comprehensive knowledge of Catia V5 including surface and solids development.   + Functional knowledge of Teamcenter Engineering and EBOM structure including searching for parts, saving and freezing items.   + Experience in optical development and lighting systems   + Comprehensive understanding of SPEOS optical CAE software.   + Demonstrated capability of working with designers for in-house designed interior lighting.   + Knowledge of interior lighting cost drivers.   + Excellent communication, team building, and leadership skills

- Preferred:

+ Masters in Engineering desired   + Injection Mold and Electronics manufacturing experience preferred.   + Understanding of GPDS and related deliverables.   + Comprehensive knowledge of interior lighting validation process and pass/fail criteria including cycle and material testing.   + Working knowledge of interior trim subsystems and vehicle electrical architecture (including EDS, connectors, wiring attachment methodology, etc)

**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.

## Skills

### Required
- Optical Engineering
- Catia V5
- Speos
- Program Management
- Design and Release
- Interior Lighting Systems
- Teamcenter Engineering
- EBOM structure
- SPEOS optical CAE software

### Nice to have
- Masters in Engineering
- Injection Mold and Electronics manufacturing
- GPDS
- Interior Lighting Validation Process

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