Ford Motor Company · 23 hours ago
Durability Engineer
Dearborn, MI
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expFord Motor Company is a global leader in mobility and innovation, seeking a Durability Engineer to ensure vehicles are built to last. The role involves tracking and reporting on program durability health, leading cross-functional teams, and developing durability verification plans to support vehicle design and performance.
AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesManufacturingTransportation
Responsibilities
Act as single point of contact for program Durability
Pre-Durability Planning - Lessons learned, spare parts, competitive benchmarking
Drive the development and cascade durability targets. Develop design loads as part of a team to cascade in early phases of the program and support load analysis studies during CAE design phases and verification phase
Develop/ maintain Vehicle Level Durability Verification Plan
Interface w/ proving grounds and labs for tracking, raising and resolving issues
Champion Durability Milestone assessments (Program Design Reviews, and Milestone)
Develop and maintain a program durability health chart
Provide durability program readiness for OK to buy Matrix
Champion Program durability issue resolution/closure
Interface with various functional and test teams to ensure test (method) aligns with vehicle level requirements, and issues are captured, raised and resolved
Lead regular Director level Durability risk assessments
Ensure all teams deliver according to product development timing
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
5+ years Road Loads, Durability CAE, Durability Attribute, or Vehicle Attribute experience
Preferred
Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering
Experience with material strength and fatigue
Experience in interpreting tested data
Familiarity with architectural tools (C123, CSE, etc)
Programming Skills (e.g. MATLAB, Python, etc.)
Experience using SimCenter (LMS) TestLab, nCode and Reliasoft
Familiarity with capabilities of MSC ADAMS, NASTRAN, ABAQUS, or OPTISTRUCT
Possess a growth mindset and desire to work in fast-paced and highly technical environment
Highly motivated and proactive, with exceptional attention to detail
Strong problem-solving skills coupled with strong communication and teamwork skills
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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