Refrigerant Fluid Transport Core Engineer

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Product Development uses design thinking & user experience methods to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We bring innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to advancements in autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more!

Note, this is a hybrid position whereby the employee will work both from home and from the aforementioned worksite. Hence, the employee must live within a reasonable commuting distance from the worksite. Lead global core refrigerant fluid transport weekly technical design review (TDR) interface meeting with application team and/or suppliers. Author engineering specification and foundation documents (DFMEA, DVP ESOW) for refrigerant hose and tubes, fittings, ports, electrical sensors (analog and LIN based), for topics ranging from DPA resolution, new technologies, and cascading core requirements.

Capture lessons learned/PRA and develop updated test plans, requirement specifications. Hands on troubleshooting of components and related sub-system and vehicle issues. Lead weekly meetings with key supplier's core engineering. Support resolution of manufacturing issues at suppliers and VOME plants. Manage all refrigerant fluid transport SREAs. Lead benchmarking activities for commodity. Own the VOME/PD SCCAF. Support global program Durability (DURIS), AIMS, fresh eyes review and quality issues.

Support and align on sign-off of all DPA 0/1 issues for commodity globally. TVM support including idea generation and review. Own refrigerant fluid transport crash safety requirement. Support application/D&R engineers to recommend design changes based on CAE results. Support VOME refrigerant evac/fill and End-of-Line related activities. Domestic and International Travel Required up to 10%.

What you'll be able to do:

Refrigerant Fluid Transport Core Engineer - positions offered by Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, Michigan). Note, this is a hybrid position whereby the employee will work both from home and from the aforementioned worksite. Hence, the employee must live within a reasonable commuting distance from the worksite. Lead global core refrigerant fluid transport weekly technical design review (TDR) interface meeting with application team and/or suppliers.

Author engineering specification and foundation documents (DFMEA, DVP ESOW) for refrigerant hose and tubes, fittings, ports, electrical sensors (analog and LIN based), for topics ranging from DPA resolution, new technologies, and cascading core requirements.

Capture lessons learned/PRA and develop updated test plans, requirement specifications. Hands on troubleshooting of components and related sub-system and vehicle issues. Lead weekly meetings with key supplier's core engineering. Support resolution of manufacturing issues at suppliers and VOME plants. Manage all refrigerant fluid transport SREAs. Lead benchmarking activities for commodity. Own the VOME/PD SCCAF. Support global program Durability (DURIS), AIMS, fresh eyes review and quality issues.

Support and align on sign-off of all DPA 0/1 issues for commodity globally. TVM support including idea generation and review. Own refrigerant fluid transport crash safety requirement. Support application/D&R engineers to recommend design changes based on CAE results. Support VOME refrigerant evac/fill and End-of-Line related activities. Domestic and International Travel Required up to 10%.