TE-Vehicle Aerodynamics/Roadload Core

We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

At Ford, we’re defining the future of human mobility with a strong focus on corporate responsibility. If you share this commitment, join the diverse team of passionate professionals within our Sustainability, Environment & Safety group. You’ll be a key contributor to our efforts to provide the technical and regulatory expertise necessary for advancing such critical initiatives as product safety, emissions, fuel economy, vehicle recycling and much more.

In this position... 

You will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of vehicle regulatory excellence. In this position, you will collaborate with a diverse team of engineers to ensure full compliance with aerodynamic regulations and policies. Beyond maintaining current standards, you will also be a key contributor to the continuous advancement and future development of our roadload model and automation tools, where your contributions will directly influence the development of next-generation vehicle programs and ensure our continued leadership in environmental compliance.

What you'll do...

• Work closely with product engineering and VEV to establish the test processes and vehicle set up conditions consistent with regulatory expectations
• Co-chair the governance process as related to program aerodynamic assumptions
• Participating in the early program target setting process and technology assumptions to ensure proper regulatory aerodynamic policies are followed
• Lead development and efficiency improvements with IT systems used for Roadload Calculation
• Key interface, with product engineering and GDIA, on model development to ensure they will accurately predict the on-track performance
• Support the correlation of the physical performance of the vehicles to the models 
• Participate in the interface with regulatory authorities (EPA, CARB) 
• Support senior management reviews

You'll have...

• Engineering Bachelor’s degree or equivalent 
• Four years of professional experience in a directly comparable role.
• Understanding of the statistical modeling processes used to model aerodynamic performance and the correlation to physical testing

Even better, you may have...

• Strong technical and oral communication skills including development of management presentations 
• Exceptional analytical and computer skills including excel macro and programming knowledge, and ability to navigate complex databases
• Leadership skills to ensure alignment between various areas on complex technical projects
• Deep technical knowledge of the aerodynamic discipline including testing processes related to automotive vehicle development
• Understanding of advanced vehicle technology used to improve the aerodynamic performance of the vehicles and ability to validate actual performance
• Able to handle multiple tasks and understand priorities 
• Ability to interact effectively with senior management and other organizations including EPA
• Self-starter, ability to manage multiple tasks with minimal supervision
• Ability to develop and implement efficiency workstreams within new and existing tools

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. <