Interior Lighting Product Development Engineer

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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…

Interior lighting is an important attribute for our customers, whether it is for adding visibility for the customer’s activities within the vehicle, creating ambiance or connecting other features/functions together. A typical vehicle program will have map/reading/dome lamps, storage lamps, cargo lamps and ambient lighting on doors/instrument panel/console/seats. The NA Body Interior Lighting team is responsible for program delivery of both functional and ambient lighting systems for North American led programs.

What you'll do…

• Interface to program team to deliver all interior lighting commodities for assigned programs.
• Lead sourcing discussions, with involvement of Core engineering team as required
• Conduct technical design reviews with the chosen component supplier
• Create specifications, quality documents and drawings for components
• Utilize core engineering documents and core design rules to initiate and to lead Full-Service Supplier (FSS) delivery of DFMEA, DVP&Rs, 8D’s, and all other program specific foundation documents.
• Interface with design studio, HMI / Ergo, VO, feature owners, architecture, interior & exterior cross functional teams to deliver interior lighting commodities to programs on time, on targets with quality. 
• As needed, support /generate development of Functional Specifications, Engineering Specifications, Diagnostic Specifications
• Some travel required to support Ford Assembly Plants and/or Supplier facilities, especially during Program Launch phase
• Continuously improve D&R process by enhancing requirements based on lessons learned

 

Applicants will be selected based upon: 

• Experience with component product development process
• Ability to work in a hybrid mechanical/electrical D&R application team
• Experience designing and developing vehicle lighting systems with emphasis on printed circuit board design, LED technologies, and the integration of electronics into plastic components

You'll have... 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering 
• 3+ years design & release of electrical or electronic components
   

Preferred Qualifications:

• Understanding/familiarity of diagnostic tools and ability to troubleshoot vehicle/system/subsystem interfaces as it relates to interior lighting
• Basic understanding of LIN/CAN communication protocols
• Self-starter, ability to work independently but also work as a team to deliver on time with quality
• Strong people and program management 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, and prescription drug coverage

• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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.

For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:

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