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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.\nProduct Creation and Industrialization (PC&I) brings together Ford’s vehicle, electric, digital and design teams with our global manufacturing system. Working as one end-to-end organization, we turn ideas into high-quality vehicles, software and experiences across gas, hybrid and electric, designed around what customers need.\nIn this position...\nThe Vehicle Accessory Product Development Engineer will work closely with studio designers to develop new design concepts and collaborate with other vehicle engineering teams and cross-functional teams on technical, feasibility, and cost trade-off studies. In this role, you will play a key part in designing and engineering high-quality vehicle accessories that enhance the functionality and aesthetics of vehicles. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to bring innovative concepts to life. The engineer will explore creative ideas covering a variety of systems, including roof solutions, bed solutions, and various innovative accessories to celebrate engineering and aesthetics design possibilities, from the concept phase all the way to manufacturing and quality teams for the launch.\n What you'll do...\nDesign and develop vehicle accessories in CAD and other engineering tools. \nConduct feasibility studies, prototyping, and testing to ensure product performance and durability. \nDefine roadmap for accessories with build to print approach, as well as co-development approach together with suppliers.\nCollaborate with suppliers and manufacturers to select materials and optimize production processes. \nSupport the product development lifecycle, from concept to production, ensuring adherence to timelines and quality standards. \nTroubleshoot and resolve technical issues during the development, manufacturing, launching and service phases. \nStay updated on industry trends, technologies, and materials to drive innovation. \nCollaborate with cross-functional teams within engineering, manufacturing, and purchasing to ensure system manufacturing, assembly feasibility, and serviceability. Support vehicle development milestones and prototype/production build events\n You'll have...\nB.S. in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.\nB.S. in Mechanical Engineering or a related field\n2+ years of experience working on production vehicle development and launch\n4+ years of experience utilizing CAD (3DX, Catia, NX, ICEMSURF, or Alias) collaboratively, 3DX and CATIA preferred\n4+ years of experience in exterior, interior systems or accessory design, development, release and supplier management.\nProof of record of development and launch experience for vehicle system and accessories, e.g. roof applications, bed applications, trailer hitch applications\nEven better, you may have...\nStrong mechanical engineering fundamentals, with preferred to have experience designing mechanisms, electromechanical components\nStrong understanding of the materials and manufacturing processes such as stamping, injection molding, casting, composites, paint and other surface finishes\nStrong Understanding of differences in design and engineering based on production volume and functional and cosmetic features\nStrong familiarity with legislative requirements affecting the design feasibility\nStrong understanding of GD&T, craftsmanship and CMF and how design execution would be affected\nExperience in working on automotive Class A surface feasibility assessment and development, vehicle layout/package, including body structures, exteriors, closures, glazing\nHands-on experience in building and launching automotive products\nYou 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!\nAs 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:\nImmediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage\nPaid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more\nFamily building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments and more\nVehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases\nTuition assistance\nEstablished and active employee resource groups\nPaid time off for individual and team community service\nGenerous vacation time, sick/personal time, and paid holidays, including between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day\nThis position is a salary grade 7-8 and ranges from $118,700 - $232,700.\nFinal determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.\nFor more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR\nVisa sponsorship is available for this position.\nCandidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.\nWe are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. 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