Ford Pro · 21 hours ago
Durability Engineer
20500 Oakwood Blvd, Dearborn, MI, 48124, US
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expFord Pro is a part of Ford Motor Company, committed to delivering innovative and sustainable vehicle solutions. The Durability Engineer will work on new vehicle programs, focusing on durability attributes from concept to production, ensuring vehicles meet robust performance standards through cross-functional collaboration and rigorous testing.
AutomotiveFleet ManagementSoftware
Responsibilities
Act as single point of contact for Program Durability
Pre-Durability Planning - Lessons learned, spare parts, competitive benchmarking
Cascade durability targets, develop road load support plans, and help develop road load cascades for vehicle systems through use of simulation tools
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. As needed, directly support durability issue resolution or verification with detailed loads analysis, simulations, or road load measurement support to be an active part of the root cause and/or verification team
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 with MSC ADAMS in loads simulation, Familiarity with NASTRAN, ABAQUS, or OPTISTRUCT
Experience in road load data collection, use of road load data, and/or 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
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
Ford Pro
Ford Pro is a productivity accelerator designed to drive the business forward, delivering solutions to commercial customers of all sizes.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Andrew Frick
Interim Head
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