Product Development Engineer - Interior Trim

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, validate, and release automotive systems, subsystems, and components for FSS/Build-To-Print suppliers for assigned programs.
• Monitor the development of interior systems for Ford vehicles according to company‑specific benchmarks.
• Design parts to comply with corporate and local requirements for parts validation, considering worldwide customer requirements, engineering specifications, systems design specifications, and manufacturing and assembly requirements.
• Translate customer, regulatory, and product requirements into engineering targets.
• Monitor suppliers and analyze customer feedback through Ford systems.
• Ensure parts incorporation at the assembly plant.
• Support suppliers and assembly departments with current production quality and manufacturing issues.
• Identify design improvements to increase quality and optimize cost and weight.

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or a related field.
• At least 3 years of experience in automotive cockpit and trim applications.
• At least 3 years of experience in launch activities, root‑cause analysis for design/manufacturing issues, and rapid implementation of corrective actions.
• Minimum 1 year of experience using CAD.

• Experience with design tools such as CATIA, Teamcenter, Digital Buck, GD&T, RSS studies, and DFMEA.
• Proficiency in analytical tools including CAE and Moldflow.
• Experience with complex systems, injection molding, and secondary tooling.
• Ability to compile data into decision matrices and report summaries for presentation to program and interior management teams.
• Strong oral and written communication skills and a team‑oriented approach.
• Self‑driven, highly motivated, and eager to embrace new challenges.
• Proven track record of delivering results.
• Experience designing and developing interior instrument panel systems, console systems, or related components.

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family‑care days, paid parental leave, new‑parent ramp‑up programs, subsidized backup child care, 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.

This position is a salary grade 5 and ranges from $63,480 to salary grade 8 $ 162,120.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week.