Rear Closures Application Engineer
Core
Develop cost and weight-efficient designs for rear closures systems (tailgates, liftgates, swing gates, side doors, cargo doors) ensuring manufacturing feasibility and functional performance.
Role type
Senior IC Product Development Engineer (Closures Commodity)
Builds
Rear closure systems for Ford vehicles
Domain
Automotive manufacturing, sheet metal body structures
Required skills
Sheet metal body structures engineering, Stamping, Static and/or dynamic sealing, Power/gas struts, Power drive units/motors, Hinges, CAD design and release, Supplier management, Cost and weight optimization, Manufacturing feasibility analysis, System engineering, Design for Manufacturing
Preferred skills
Exterior Rear Closures system design, Design review leadership, Current model quality issue resolution, Structural mechanics, Hinge mechanism dynamics, Systems engineering, FEA, DFMEA, Control Plan development, Dimensional Variation Analysis, CATIA/3DX, Teamcenter Engineering, Digital Buck
Technologies
CATIA/3DX, Teamcenter Engineering, Digital Buck, Microsoft Suite
Responsibilities
Develop competitive cost and weight efficient designs meeting manufacturing and functional requirements, Procure components and assemblies for verification/validation testing, Lead on-site build support and issue resolution for prototypes and production, Manage product release CAD and BOM structures including assembly positioning and mass attribute analysis, Perform feasibility analyses using CAD tools (draft angle, undercut detection, bend radius, clearance checks), Engineer required CAD and lead analytical/physical analysis to meet prescribed requirements, Deliver PSW and launch systems within assembly plants
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC