Senior Drive Unit Design Engineer at Ford Global Career Site

Palo Alto, California, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

01 Jan, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

03 Oct, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Drive Unit Design, CAE Tools, Empirical Testing, Collaboration, Design Reviews, Test Plans, Continuous Improvement, Subsystem Testing, Documentation, Simulation Tools, Instrumentation, Data Acquisition, Electric Vehicle Components, First Principles Understanding, Cross-Functional Work, System Approach

Industry

Motor Vehicle Manufacturing

Description

Improve the correlation between predicted and measured results by leveraging CAE tools and empirical test resources. Design production hardware for drive units such as windage trays, oil flow control hardware and other drive unit systems hardware. Propose and validate potential system improvements, collaborate closely with teams to make sure such improvements are effectively implemented. Contribute to design reviews, test plans, and requirement reviews to further optimize the powertrain system cross functionally. Contribute to the continuous improvement of design processes and methodologies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness. Collaborate closely with the test engineers and subject matter experts to develop test rigs and test plans to help validate mechanical components. Design and develop subsystem testing capabilities. Utilize test rigs to execute development testing that will lead to design improvements. Generate and maintain clear documentation of test findings. Bachelor's or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience. >5 years of experience designing, developing, and validating electric vehicle drive unit components, or equivalent. Experience using simulation/modelling tools such as Catia, MATLAB/Simulink, Python, GT-Suite, ANSYS or equivalent applications. Experience with instrumentation, measurement and data acquisition of powertrain systems in a lab environment. Strong sense of ownership. Strong first principles understanding An eagerness to work cross-functionally in a dynamic environment where you are part of a high performing team. A system approach to design and development with the desire and curiosity to strive for exceptional delivery execution and continuous improvement. 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 salary grade 8.

Responsibilities

The Senior Drive Unit Design Engineer will improve the correlation between predicted and measured results by leveraging CAE tools and empirical test resources. They will design production hardware for drive units and collaborate closely with teams to implement system improvements.