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Senior Drive Unit Lubrication and Thermals Engineer

Palo Alto, CA, United StatesFull-time$139k2026-06-11 → 2026-11-10
HybridVisa sponsorship offered

Core

Design and development of components within Ford's next generation EV drivetrains, owning hardware from concept to production.

Role type

Senior IC mechanical engineer (powertrain/drive unit)

Builds

Production hardware for electric vehicle drivetrains

Domain

Automotive, Electric Vehicles, Powertrain

Required skills

CAD design, FEA analysis, DFMEA, process control planning, CAE modeling, instrumentation and measurement, system design, cross-functional collaboration

Preferred skills

Injection molded plastic hardware design, AI tools familiarity

Technologies

CAD, FEA, ANSYS, GT-Suite, MATLAB, Python

Responsibilities

Design, analyze, and test drive unit components; Generate and maintain 3D/2D CAD designs; Review and update requirements and documentation; Evaluate correlation between predicted and measured results; Support testing and test setup; Interact with vendors and industrialization personnel; Propose and implement component or process improvements

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC