Product Development Engineer-Body Interior Craftsmanship
Core
Elevate vehicle interior craftsmanship, fit, and finish from concept to launch to ensure exceptional customer experience.
Role type
Product Development Engineer (Interior Craftsmanship)
Builds
Ford vehicles
Domain
Automotive manufacturing and design
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Interior gap and flush target establishment, cutline and interface design communication, fit and finish standards application, perceived quality review leadership, cross-functional team coordination, issue escalation and corrective action tracking, dimensional analysis, virtual and physical evaluation, workplan development, GD&T knowledge, tolerance stack-up studies (RSS, VSA)
Preferred skills
Automotive product development and systems engineering experience, automotive assembly and plant process knowledge, design evaluation against appearance standards
Technologies
CAD, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint
Responsibilities
Drive vehicle design to world-class interior craftsmanship; Establish interior gap and flush targets; Communicate cutline and interface intent to Studio; Apply design and process standards for fit and finish; Drive craftsmanship enablers at Program Start; Coordinate benchmarking and analyze data for appearance issues; Conduct perceived quality reviews in immersion lab; Work with Manufacturing, Design, and Program Management to drive surface and cutline changes; Lead issue escalation and corrective action tracking; Identify improvement opportunities based on dimensional analyses; Develop workplans and lead cross-functional teams to resolve system issues; Track perceived quality status to program deliverables.