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!

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow’s transportation.

The Advanced Emissions team within Ford Vehicle Propulsion Systems Engineering is seeking a chemist/ chemical engineer with a strong background is chemistry and understanding of catalyst function and durability for exhaust gas treatment of internal combustion engines.  Working to evaluate and investigate aftertreatment technologies in the laboratory environment at Ford Research & Innovation Center and on vehicle at Allen Park Test Laboratory to improve emission control for increasing stringent standards.

This is an onsite position and we prefer candidates who are able to work onsite from our Dearborn, MI office.  

What you'll do...

• Characterization of materials for catalyst substrates, particle filters, and exhaust assemblies, including SEM, CTE, shear strength, porosimetry, XRF, XRD and BET 
• Performing catalytic activity evaluation of monolithic samples and/or full size aftertreatment systems. 
• Benchmarking supplier formulations for catalyst robustness and durability 
• Collaborate with aftertreatment test engineers, technical specialists and catalyst coaters and substrate suppliers on new concepts for aftertreatment 
• Collaborate with calibration teams, suppliers, and technical specialists to support root cause determination and prevent reoccurance for warranty emission issues or post-production in-use concerns (e.g., IUVP/IUCP)
• General work to assemble and maintain reactor and catalyst assemblies for testing and demonstration of function 
• Validation of laboratory results on vehicle applications by dyno/ chassis rolls testing for emission demonstration and analysis of on-vehicle function
• Analysis of vehicle emissions data to quantify sensitivity of tailpipe emissions to aftertreatment design parameters and operational noise factors

You'll have... 

• Minimum B.S. in Physical Sciences or Engineering (Chemistry, Physics, or Chemical Engineering)
• 5 – 10 years of experience in the combustion engine emissions field
• Understanding of TWC function, failure modes, and sensitivity to inputs and noise factors
• Experience with chassis or engine dynamometer facilities and an understanding of their operations with respect to vehicle drive cycles, emission reports, and data collection using ATI Vision/ETAS
• Sound technical knowledge of regulated emission requirements
• Excellent written and oral communication skills are required 

Even better, you may have…

• Familiarity with programming software including LabVIEW and Matlab
• Familiarity with emission measurement techniques including FID, FTIR, mass spectrometry, and x-ray analysis 
• 5+ years demonstrating ability to analyze, plan, and solve sophisticated system problems as they relate to engines and emissions.

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 chicle 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 pail holidays, including the week betwe