We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?
The Ford Global Electrified Powertrain Team is a growing team committed to envisioning and creating simple, thoughtful, enjoyable and compelling product experiences that continually inspire our teams and customers to go further.
You'll have...
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering or related field of study
3+ years of experience with structural components and designs in auto industry
3+ years of automotive experience in CAE structural modeling and simulation analysis techniques
Even better, you may have...
Working knowledge of ABAQUS, Nastran, Hypermesh, Teamcenter
Extensive knowledge of various structural materials with high strength, energy flow theory and analysis methods
Working knowledge and experience using CAE preprocessing codes such as Hypermesh equivalent for geometry cleanup and meshing, ABAQUS, Nastran or equivalent for CAE model solving and post-processing
Familiarity with sheet metal related design specs, structural testing setup and data collection experience
Proven record of innovative applications and capability of introducing new ideas for product development
Able to mentor young engineers and a good team player
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 7.
For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSRnon-HTHD
Visa sponsorship is available for this position.
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What you'll do...
Our diverse Global Electric Vehicle Team collaborates closely with each other as well as with the global suppliers to bring in efficiency and value into the inverter technology. Together our team works to understand our changing world, identify new opportunities, and take action to design and innovate for the future of mobility – Ford’s vehicles and surrounding experiences.
Build 3D inverter internal structural analysis CAE models from CAD designs
Perform 3D structural analysis simulations on system, subsystem and component level inverter system controls in support of inverter internals design development using commercial CAE codes (e.g. ABAQUS, Nastran, etc.)
Evaluate 3D structural analysis results and provide feedback and design direction to vehicle program and inverter team
Interact with vehicle-level teams to obtain boundary conditions for inverter structural level simulations
Interact with labs and vehicle-level testing teams
Specify instrumentation for data collection
Process physical structural test results and use the data to correlate CAE models
Interact with extended CAE teams overseas for CAE meshing and geometric clean up tasks