Vehicle Program Energy Management Engineer

Our Company is dedicated to designing, manufacturing and selling high quality vehicles that meet the diverse needs of our customers. We believe our employees and the different perspectives that they bring to the business are the driving force behind our success. Come discover a company that is focused on the quality of our vehicles, the environment, the community and the world in which we live.

We are looking for a candidate that can lead vehicle program energy management (emphasis on Fuel Economy and Performance Feel) development from pre-program start to post-certification. Lead development and implementation of systems engineering to achieve best in class fuel economy and performance. Develop CAE vehicle fuel economy models to walk to future model years.  Engineer proposals to achieve fuel economy targets and work with interfacing engineering activities to ensure successful implementation. Vehicle testing and validation of subsystem performance on global fuel economy drive cycles. Develop timing and test plans for design validation work. Competitive analytical forecasting of fuel economy capability. Competitive BIC vehicle testing and data analysis.

What you'll do… 

• Lead the integration of Fuel Economy and/or Performance Feel on current and forward model programs from pre-program start to post-certification.
• Ensure robust execution of Vehicle Energy Management Engineering (VEME) attribute deliverables for program milestones and engineering gateways to ensure program content is compatible with attribute target achievement.
• Manage interface between Program and Engineers, from the target setting process through development, verification, and certification phases.
• Lead development and implementation of systems engineering to achieve targeted fuel economy while delivering performance feel DNA.
• Develop CAE vehicle fuel economy and performance feel models.
• Develop timing and test plans for design validation and conduct vehicle testing and validation of subsystem performance on various duty cycles.
• Support vehicle drive events including preparation of all communication documents.
• Champion attribute issue resolution plans.

Minimum Qualifications:  

• Bachelor of Science or Engineering
• 5+ years' experience in Automotive Product Development/Engineering
• Prior experience evaluating fuel economy and acceleration performance at the vehicle level
• Exhibit functional understanding of powertrain systems and energy consumption throughout the vehicle.
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Ability to deal with a complex engineering base (Planning, Marketing, Engineering, Program, & Plant teams) in various countries/continents on a daily basis.
• Self-directed with strong ability to support variety of projects with limited resources.
• Creative thinker with ability to establish a systems engineering approach to developing solutions to difficult multivariable problems.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills required for presenting analysis to management and working with interfacing attribute teams.
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, MatLAB

Preferred Qualifications:

• MS in Technical Field of Study   
• 10+ years Vehicle Engineering/Automotive OEM Experience
• Knowledge of Ford engineering systems and processes  
• Matlab/SCVSP/MoSuite experience
• Trailer tow experience

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 childcare 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.

For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:
https://fordcareers.co/GSRnon-HTHD

This position is salary grade range 5-8.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

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