Design Release Engineer

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Seeking a Design and Release Engineer to lead the design, development, validation, release, launch, and production support of vehicle handles, locks, and mechanisms.

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The engineer will have component responsibility for handles, latches, locks, strikers, hinges, door checks, and manual or powered mechanisms used in side doors, hoods, frunks, tailgates, liftgates, decklids, and other simulated closures.

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This position will work closely with suppliers and cross-functional Ford teams to ensure components meet regulatory, functional, quality, cost, weight, timing, manufacturing, and vehicle-level requirements. The engineer will also manage CAD and BOM releases, support product validation, lead technical design reviews, resolve quality issues, and support vehicle launches at supplier and Ford manufacturing locations.

• Familiarity with CAE tools and software \n

• Experience managing CAD and BOM structures \n

• Experience managing assembly positioning and mass attribute analysis \n

• Ability to facilitate supplier data integration \n

• Experience developing CAD studies to support design improvements \n

• Ability to manage multiple engineering issues effectively \n

• Ability to demonstrate initiative and prioritize workload \n

• Ability to travel domestically and internationally, * Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, Microsoft Teams, and Microsoft Azure SharePoint