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In this position...

The Pre-Program Vehicle Energy Management Engineer (VEME)is responsible for leading the target setting and early development of key VEME attributes (Weight, Fuel Economy, Performance Feel, and Aerodynamics) for future Ford Racing production vehicle programs. This role involves extensive cross-functional collaboration, target setting, modeling, validation, and risk management to ensure that Ford Racing production vehicles meet or exceed performance targets while adhering to program milestones. The VEME engineer will also be responsible for identifying and resolving trade-offs between competing attributes, developing roadmaps for improvement, and communicating attribute status to stakeholders.

You'll have...

• BS in Engineering (Mechanical, Aeronautical, or related) with 3+ years of Product Development experience desired.
• Experience in various vehicle energy management (VEME) disciplines desired (Performance, Weight, Fuel Economy, Aerodynamics) and/or attribute delivery experience; program conceptualization through launch.
• Experience in analytical modeling, system level testing, and correlation of testing to customer experience.
• Strong enthusiasm for and knowledge of high-performance vehicles and the customers who purchase them.
• Excellent written and oral presentation skills required.
• Need to be self-starter with ability to deliver results and overcome obstacles.
• Position may require some travel or occasional extended hours.

Even better, you may have...

• 5+ years of Product Development experience
• Experience with vehicle data acquisition and analysis systems.
• Experience with vehicle modeling software.
• CAD knowledge and capability

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage

• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more

• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more

• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases

• Tuition assistance

• Established and active employee resource groups

• Paid time off for individual and team community service

• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day

• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is a salary grade 5 through 8 and ranges from $63,480-162,120.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: New Hire Benefits

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week. #FR1

What you'll do...

• Lead benchmarking, modeling, target setting, and early development of the following cross functional vehicle energy management (VEME) attributes: Weight, Fuel Economy, Performance Feel, & Aerodynamics for Ford Racing production programs.

• Consolidate and identify all trade-offs and negotiate countermeasures to resolve target conflicts across groups.

• Lead roadmap development & execution on any underperforming VEME attributes.

• Ability to deal with a large variety of functional teams (planning, marketing, program management, vehicle architecture, attribute and engineering teams) on a daily basis

• Provide communication of VEME attribute status to key stakeholders and leadership to support program milestone declarations.

• Work closely with mainstream and core teams to ensure best practices within Ford Racing regarding modeling, test methodology, report outs, process changes, etc