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Underbody Brake Design and Release

Summary

Designs and validates brake systems for Ford vehicles, ensuring performance, cost, and quality while managing suppliers and cross-functional teams.

  • The Chassis Brakes Engineer is responsible for delivery of foundation brake systems and components. Responsibilities include the design and package of components, overall system performance, cost and quality.

  • The engineer leads component and system design and development, validating and signing-off all key brake performance and attribute requirements.

  • The engineer manages supplier delivery and performance.

  • He or she serves as a leader and representative of brake engineering to interfacing organizations.

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (ME or EE) Required, Graduate Degree in Engineering (ME or EE) Desirable

  • Strong leadership skills – inherent self-starter, self-motivated, with strong drive for results.

  • Project management skills - Capable of managing projects by looking both at the big picture objectives and at detail administration to achieve these objectives.

  • Strong oral/written communication skills to lead group projects, issue resolution, and management reviews

  • Able to work in unfamiliar and unstructured situations and succeed

  • Computer-literate. Proficiency in MS Office/Outlook: Excel; Word, PowerPoint, CAD (Catia / Team Center) exposure, etc.

  • Experiences in functional engineering desirable, preferably chassis or automotive-related work experience (Ford, OEM or supplier)

  • Recognized in prior work assignments for demonstrated performance

  • Demonstrated proficiency in engineering disciplines preferred: DVP&R, DFMEA, 8D, Process Controls, Reliability, and System Engineering Fundamentals

  • Ability to travel and support Ford Motor Company final assembly plants and supplier sites, when required, during project delivery

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