# Switch Component D&R Engineer

**Company**: Ford Motor Company
**Location**: Dearborn, MI
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $72,480 - $162,120
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Automotive
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44294

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## Description

Ford Motor Company is seeking an experienced Electrical, Mechanical, or Mechatronic engineer to join their team as a Switch Component Design and Release Engineer. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and releasing switch components used throughout the vehicle.

**Responsibilities**

- Design, develop, and release switch components for specific programs

- Work within a cross-functional team, including suppliers, program teams, studio, ergonomics, and purchasing

- Utilize core engineering documents and design rules to lead Full-Service Supplier (FSS) delivery of DFMEA, DVP&Rs, 8D’s, and other program-specific foundation documents

- Create component specifications, quality documents, and drawings with the FSS

- Conduct technical design reviews with component suppliers

- Support/generate development of functional specifications, engineering specifications, diagnostic specifications

- Work closely with suppliers and quality groups to understand and improve R/1000, TGW concerns

- Ensure cost targets are met and cost-efficient products are achieved

- Design, develop, and release switch components aligned with Ford's Global Product Development System (GPDS) process/milestone deliverables

- Lead component development/release and component concerns resolution using Ford Product Development tools

- Attend/lead/support commodity PATs and support vehicle/program launch as needed

- Travel to Ford assembly plants and/or supplier facilities may be required

**Qualifications**

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, or similar field)

- 3+ years of experience related to the development of electromechanical components

- Experience in design and release project engineering

- Ability to work independently without close supervision

**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**

- Salary grade 6-8: $72,480 - $162,120 per year

## Skills

### Required
- Electrical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechatronic Engineering
- Design and Release project engineering

### Nice to have
- Master's degree in Engineering
- Experience related to the development of switches or other electrical/electronic components for automotive applications
- Program/Project and supplier management and negotiation experience

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