Product Design Engineer

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Our Marketing, Sales & Service organization advances the Ford reputation as a visionary vehicle and mobility services company and helps deliver a trusted customer experience. Use your marketing, sales and service expertise to turn data-driven insights into innovative solutions that enhance sales and customer loyalty. Join us and be the eyes, ears and voice of Ford.

The position will manage the product lifecycle of Exterior Bed/Box protection accessories (Spray in Bed Liners, Drop in Bed Liners, Bed Mats, Splash Guards and other exterior ornamentation… (as well as other potential accessories that could be exterior or interior). Project management skills are necessary to be successful in the primary role. The role will champion processes for Global Programs.

• Design, Develop, Release and Test exterior Bed/Box protection products for production (in plant and/or Mod-Center) and dealer accessory programs
• Design, Develop, Release and Validate other potential exterior or interior products as requested by marketing.
• Investigate and develop ideas for new product offerings
• Maintain all existing Bex/Box protection solutions & accessories for all platforms – creating and maintaining all bill of materials for all vehicle lines for each commodity
• Support compliance to Ford requirements, DVP&Rs, FMEAs, and sign-off as required
• Support Dealer Service questions on Bed/Box protection accessories.
• Interface with planning, program management, vehicle programs and other teams.
• Support program PMT meetings and Engineering meetings for all Bed/Box protection products.
• Work with Supplier and/or FEDE Core team in support of Bed/Box Protection documents, design rules, Requirements, and Foundation Documents (Boundary Diagrams, Interface Listings, P-Diagrams, DFMEA’s, Robustness Check Lists, SCCAF
• Perform and document Model Year Carryover Assessment’s for Bed/Box protection Products using Team Center, TcVis Mockup, WERS, WOW, PDO, iPDL, Catia , 3DX
• Develop and coordinate Instruction Sheets for Dealer installation of our Genuine Ford Accessories. The Instruction Sheet development will require in-depth development with Team Center, TcVis Mockup, and Power Point
• Coordinate Instruction Sheet Validation Fit-up with local team members. Support and order the Fitment parts in GPIRS_J. Follow and track the orders through the GPRIS_J payment process.
• Coordinate and complete Cost, Feasibility, and Timing (CFT) for Bed/Box protection programs for all platforms. Required for Cost, Feasibility, and Timing is CAD package studies in Team Center and TcVis Mockup and/or 3DX, initial Excel Bill of Material, Preliminary Illustrated Bill of Material. Interface with PD Body Exterior Engineering for feasibility analysis and necessary provisions.

• Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
• 2+ years product design, familiarity with plastic manufacturing process and secondary assembly and manufacturing

• Experience developing vehicle accessory or production products
• Understanding of automotive networks – WERS, Team Center, TcVis Mockup, 3DX
• Experience with CAD, physical schematics, Illustrated process illustrations
• Technical aptitude, desire to learn
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to manage multiple suppliers and commodities (multitask)
• Ability to work collaboratively with other teams

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