Durability Customer Correlation Engineer

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves? 

Product Development uses design thinking & user experience methods to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We bring innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to advancements in autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more!

 

 

 

In this position... 
Be part of a Ford team responsible delivering vehicles that are “Built Ford Tough.” You will work cross-functionally with all teams to define how our customers use their vehicles. You will collect and mine data to correlate our test methods to ensure we are covering all customer use cases. Using data analytics and structural data. You will: 


What you'll do...
Review and analyze vehicle structural and powertrain data. 
Responsible for data preparation, for correlation analysis, and for the development of the required technologies for road load data acquisition. 
Perform correlation analysis on processed data for development of Durability test procedures
Process data to remove anomalies.
Support "trend monitoring" implementation in automotive vehicle testing and road load programs through cascading and data acquisition.
Test vehicle structure and powertrain; process and analyze road load data using nCode Glyphworks. 
Perform level crossing and pseudo damage calculations for structural load comparisons. 
Develop Rainflow files for fatigue analysis of test data.
Analyze customer passenger car surveys to determine usage profile for the development and validation of durability test procedures.
Work with data logging equipment; and creating setups for data acquisition.



You'll have... 
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field
10+ years durability customer correlation experience


Even better, you may have...
Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
Experience with material strength and fatigue 
Experience in interpreting tested data 
Experienced in decoding raw Vehicle CAN binary data from custom built loggers using MATLAB, Python, and Intrepid Vspy software .
Proficient in statistical and data analytical software nCode glyphworks, MATLAB, Minitab, Tableau, Qlik, Power BI and Microsoft Office Suite. 
Working knowledge of CATIA, MS tools, CATIA, Ford Teamcenter, CATIA and MS Project.
Experience in HBM Somat eDAQ, HBM eDAQ plus and eDAQxr systesm
Working knowledge of ValueCAN, NeoOBD2lC and dataloggers
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



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 7.
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