Product Development Engineer

About the Role

This is a 10-speed transmission systems engineer position responsible for design, validation, and vehicle integration for all RWD Medium Duty Transmission programs. The role requires a self-starter who owns the product and delivers cost, quality, and vehicle milestone requirements on time, supporting program initiation through launch and ongoing production.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a PD engineer responsible for 10-speed RWD transmissions and their specific components and assemblies.
• Lead workstreams to improve quality and warranty performance of RWD transmissions in the field.
• Lead root cause investigations for DV failures and Warranty related concerns.
• Lead RWD transmission vehicle launches and manage DV requirement execution through key engineering milestones.
• Take ownership of components and work with specific component engineers.
• Work with Ford analytical teams, component engineers, and suppliers to define component duty cycles.
• Define ES Specs for transmission components and suppliers.
• Complete design assessments, including design rules, assembly stacks, and print updates.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering; Master's degree preferred.
• Ford Quality and Warranty systems experience preferred.
• Ford component or systems design/release experience.
• Knowledge of Calibration and vehicle data collection.
• CAE/FEA, fluid CFD, and other Analytical tools preferred.
• Ford CAD systems, Teamcenter/3DX experience preferred.
• Transmission or powertrain experience.

Location & Travel

• Must be in Livonia, Michigan 4 days a week or more, depending on testing/hardware needs.
• Must be approved to travel globally.

Note

This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week.