Product Development Engineer - Dynamometer Powertrain

Job Title

Product Development Dynamometer Powertrain Test Engineer

We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

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In this position...

The Dearborn Engine Laboratory performs dynamometer-based powertrain tests on gasoline, diesel, and hybrid systems, covering areas such as powertrain development and durability, calibration, and cooling system evaluations. The Dynamometer Powertrain Test Engineer interfaces with requesting departments to ensure daily testing requirements are clearly understood, scheduled, and documented. A primary focus of this role is overseeing the daily execution of dynamometer powertrain testing while ensuring that test article setup, testing, and disposition are executed to the highest product quality standards.

The engineer is responsible for monitoring active tests across multiple lab cells, adhering to strict quality controls to produce correlated, accurate, and reliable data. This role is fundamental to maintaining exceptional product quality, minimizing downtime, and driving continuous improvement in daily lab operations.

What you'll do...

Daily Test Execution and Quality Assurance:
Oversee the daily execution of dynamometer testing, interfacing with engineering teams to align on objectives, provide status updates, and deliver accurate results. Monitor active tests to maintain rigorous product quality and durability standards throughout the testing lifecycle. Provide hands-on troubleshooting and lead root-cause analysis to rapidly resolve mechanical, electrical, or software anomalies (including PUMA system troubleshooting), minimizing downtime. Data Analysis, Validation, and Integration:
Develop and build test cycles using AVL PUMA test software, software integration work to optimize test cell capabilities and ensure seamless data acquisition. Integrate external models into the test bed to simulate real-world vehicle interactions and advanced powertrain behaviors. Ensure data accuracy and correlation across multiple test cells utilizing statistical process controls (SPC) and other quality tools. Test Operations Management:
Manage test schedules, resource allocation, and daily throughput targets to ensure the timely delivery of results. Coordinate with lab technicians to properly prepare and calibrate test cells, while standardizing powertrain rigging and teardown procedures.

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 change maker, 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 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…