• Product Development Engineer

    Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, MI)


    **Product Development** uses design thinking & user experience methods to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We bring innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to advancements in autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more!, Use your technical expertise to make driving safer, easier and better for our customers. The **Advance Driver Assistance Technology (ADAS)** team develops state-of-the-art software and algorithms to deliver best-in-class features like adaptive cruise control, automatic emergency braking, blind spot monitoring, and 360 camera systems. ADAS also developed Ford's industry-first Pro Trailer Hitch Assist, securing over 60 patents in the process. The team is responsible for the full end-to-end delivery of these features into production on all Ford vehicle lines.

     

    What you'll do...

     

    + Leads detailed design reviews with suppliers, to optimize and ensure high quality design meeting Ford’s standards.

    + Lead quoting and sourcing process with Purchasing.

    + Support Ford’s optical requirements and measurements methods.

    + Support Ford’s display technology road map including optical and electrical interface.

    + Work with Digital Product Team to ensure technology road map is aligned with their digital experience.

    + Drive continuous improvements in products and internal processes.

    + Create display design rules and best practices.

    + Support warranty failure analysis and resolution.

    + Leads TDRs for System/Subsystem/Component.

    + Signoff of System/Subsystem/Component with specific signoff responsibility.

    + Go-To for Problem Solving – Launch, Recall, Quality / Field Issues.

    + Interface with Display Application Engineers globally.

    + Work with Display Technical Specialist and suppliers to investigate and assess future display technologies.

    + Support in the development of global display specifications.

    + Support display component and subsystem (i.e. cluster and center stack) technical design reviews.

    + Support next generation display / IVI interface architecture development.

    + Lead design cost savings idea development and implementation.

     

    You'll have...

     

    + Bachelor of Science degree or equivalent degree

    + 5+ years of experience specialty with display design and validation.

    + Must possess deep technical background in display technologies.

    + Experienced in Electronic Module Quality disciplines and processes.

    + Excellent program management skills, mentoring skills

    + Must possess strong written and oral communication skills.

    + Strong supplier relationship skills.

     

    Even better, you may have...

     

    + MS Degree in engineering or equivalent degree

    + Experience in measuring display optical performance

    + Experience working in LCD manufacturing environment

     

    You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

     

    As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, 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.

     

    For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSRSP2 (https://urldefense.com/v3/\_\_https:/fordcareers.co/GSRSP2\_\_;!!N\_LtwI-RPugbI9wg0dJn!EtatIdDgKGmuvLoT5zZZEqY-epxEZqTtyrCesTSBZbfbcwyrpineF6fu\_wzNFUkYadhPSQuxXdcCQQ$)

     

    This position is a range of salary grades **6-8** .

     

    Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

     

    Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

     

    We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

     

    This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid

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    **Requisition ID** : 55594