Ford Motor Company · 3 days ago
Senior Drive Unit Design Engineer
Palo Alto, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expFord Motor Company is dedicated to building a better world through innovation in electric vehicles. As a Senior Drive Unit Design Engineer, you will be responsible for the design and development of next-generation EV drivetrains, collaborating with various teams to optimize the powertrain system and improve design processes.
AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesManufacturingTransportation
Responsibilities
Improve the correlation between predicted and measured results by leveraging CAE tools and empirical test resources
Design production hardware for drive units such as windage trays, oil flow control hardware and other drive unit systems hardware
Propose and validate potential system improvements, collaborate closely with teams to make sure such improvements are effectively implemented
Contribute to design reviews, test plans, and requirement reviews to further optimize the powertrain system cross functionally
Contribute to the continuous improvement of design processes and methodologies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness
Collaborate closely with the test engineers and subject matter experts to develop test rigs and test plans to help validate mechanical components
Design and develop subsystem testing capabilities
Utilize test rigs to execute development testing that will lead to design improvements
Generate and maintain clear documentation of test findings
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
>5 years of experience designing, developing, and validating electric vehicle drive unit components, or equivalent
Experience using simulation/modelling tools such as Catia, MATLAB/Simulink, Python, GT-Suite, ANSYS or equivalent applications
Experience with instrumentation, measurement and data acquisition of powertrain systems in a lab environment
Strong sense of ownership
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Strong first principles understanding
An eagerness to work cross-functionally in a dynamic environment where you are part of a high performing team
A system approach to design and development with the desire and curiosity to strive for exceptional delivery execution and continuous improvement
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.
Company
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