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Staff Mechanical Design Engineer

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Hybrid
Long Beach, CA
150K-284K Annually
Mid level
Hybrid
Long Beach, CA
150K-284K Annually
Mid level
Lead a mechanical engineering team developing customer-facing automotive electronics and electromechanical products from concept through prototyping, validation, production release, and sustaining support. Create product architectures, rapid prototypes, and reliability tests; integrate designs with vehicle systems; collaborate with design, product, marketing, and external manufacturing partners; and resolve issues through engineering builds and field-failure analysis.
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Advanced EV’s Design Concept Engineering team is looking for a Staff Mechanical Engineer to join our fast-paced development, working on cutting-edge features with complex hardware, sensors and software. You will be responsible for developing product architectures and technology concepts, particularly in the areas of electronics systems. This includes development of early prototypes and new technologies leading into scalable mass production. This work focuses on product-differentiating, customer-facing designs for new products features and development. A good candidate would have a strong background in consumer electronics or user-focused automotive electronics. Experience with working with oversea CMs and production processes are preferred.  

Responsibilities

• Lead ME team – Set direction and monitor progress of 2-3 junior mechanical engineers working on production-intent product line.
• Concept Design – Work with design studio/product/marketing to create new products in our portfolio to bring new electromechanical/digital experiences to the automotive space.
• Product Development – Drive development from concept through prototyping, engineering development builds, validation, production release, and sustaining/field failure analysis.
• Bring up and validation – Bring up designs done in-house and at JDM/OEM. Test designs for reliability and validity. Implement changes to address issues found.
• Rapid Prototyping – Create quick, simple designs to execute design vision of the studio team using off the shelf parts or quick-fabricated parts. Understand tradeoffs being made for velocity and mitigate risks that impact team progress.
• System Integration – Work with other engineering teams to integrate designs into our vehicles.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in ME or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.

• Minimum of 4 years of hands-on industry experience

Even better, you may have...
• Experience in design, characterization, and validation of consumer electronics, vehicle systems, input devices and/or HMI.
• Experience leading or managing a small ME team
• Background in prototyping, full scale mockups and looks like/feels like demonstrations.
• Strong analytical skills regarding mechanical engineering theory.
• Relevant internship experience, school projects and passion projects that show a passion for product development

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 changemaker, 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 time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
 This position is a leadership level 6 and ranges from $150,200-$283,500.  
Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL6

Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid

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3200 Hillview, Palo Alto, CA, United States, 94304

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