Steering System Design and Release Engineer

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In this position... 
Ford is seeking to fill a Steering System Engineer position in Dearborn, Michigan. The Steering System Engineering position involves development, validation, and vehicle integration of steering systems into Ford Motor Company vehicles.

What you'll do...

• Leads delivery of new mechanical Steering component designs including, cost, quality, weight, and functional requirements.
• Ensures on-time delivery of all Engineering deliverables per Ford’s Global Product Development System.
• Utilizes the design space in its entirety to deliver Steering sub-system and component designs that are optimized/efficient, utilize common components where appropriate, and are compatible with mating and adjacent systems.
• Leads Functional/Durability Requirement implementation, validation, and vehicle integration of Power Steering Systems with a focus on ensuring overall safe system/vehicle operation.
• Conducts/Leads design reviews and analysis including system functionality, mechanical hardware reviews, and Failure Mode & Effects Analysis reviews (FMEA).
• Manages steering supplier to achieve program milestone deliverables for the overall system function.
• Ensures manufacturing processes conform to Ford standards and known best practices.
• Authors and publishes component/system engineering specifications.
• Develops and executes validation test plans and evaluates results to track conformance to part specification.

• Manages cross functional teams to implement permanent corrective actions as well as immediate containment for all issues.

• Generates executive summaries, technical proposals, reports, and presentations for status reviews.

• Reviews existing benchmarking data and obtains new data as required to assure best possible new designs.

• Executes running changes via Engineering Change Request (CR) and reviews/approves relevant Supplier Requests for Engineering Approval (SREA).

• Interfaces with VO as partners to ensure design for assembly.

• Resolves durability issues.

• Resolves quality issues post Job 1.

• Conducts vehicle level testing for system validation. 
• Leads issue investigations including vehicle data collection and root cause analysis.
• Collaborates with Vehicle Engineering and Driver Assistance Feature Engineers to ensure optimal steering and feature performance.

You'll have...
BS Engineering- Mechanical, Electrical, Computer Engineering or strongly related.
2+ years of steering system experience in an automotive domain or similar.

Even better, you may have...
MS degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Computer Engineering or strongly related. 
Experience applying Systems Engineering. 
Prior D&R experience with proven track record of successful program delivery. 
Familiarity with fault management & diagnostic strategies of Electronic Power Steering Systems (EPS).
Troubleshooting experience with mechanical and electromechanical systems. 
Familiarity with Vector CANAPE and CANalyzer MATLAB and Simulink.
Familiarity with CAN communication and databases.
Effective communications and project management skills.
Strong leadership skills, passion for problem solving, passion for quality, passion to improve customer satisfaction.
Effective use of engineering problem solving methods (8D, 3x5 Whys, Fishbone Analysis, etc.).
Natural and comfortable with high levels of a multi-functional collaboration.
Effective teamwork skills.

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. 

This position is a salary grade 5 and ranges from $63,480-106,680.
This position is a salary grade 6 and ranges from $72,480-121,440.
This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $84,480-141,360.
This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $96,720-162,120.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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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. 

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