Senior Vehicle Integration Engineer

Ford Ford · Auto · Long Beach, CA +1 · PD Operations and Quality

Senior Vehicle Integration Engineer at Ford responsible for developing innovative engineering solutions for integrated vehicle systems, efficient manufacturing processes, and styling themes. The role involves prototyping concepts to improve product cost, mass, efficiency, manufacturability, serviceability, and user experience, as well as driving cross-functional product architecture trades and resolving geometrical incompatibilities.

What you'd actually do

  1. Collaborate with Engineering, Design, and Manufacturing teams to develop innovative engineering solutions that enable integrated vehicle systems, efficient manufacturing processes, and key styling themes
  2. Develop and prototype concepts that improve product cost, mass, efficiency, manufacturability, serviceability, and user experience
  3. Drive cross functional product architecture trades between vehicle subsystems (interiors, closures, chassis, thermal, powertrain, electrical distribution, etc.) to determine product direction
  4. Identify and resolve geometrical incompatibilities between systems through first principles and concept 3D
  5. Collaborate with engineers, designers, technicians, and suppliers to procure and build physical properties

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
  • 5+ years experience in automotive or related field, EV preferred
  • Strong engineering fundamentals, and ability to apply broadly to vehicle systems and manufacturing processes
  • Strong teamwork and collaboration skills with excellent written and verbal communication
  • Ability to adapt and thrive in a dynamic work environment
  • CAD proficiency in assembly and part design, FEA, and 2D drawings

Nice to have

  • Catia and 3D Experience preferred
  • Experience designing and releasing mechanical and electromechanical systems
  • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office
  • Strong proficiency in Atlassian tools (Confluence, JIRA)