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As a key member of the Vehicle Propulsion Systems Engineering (VPSE) team, you will provide technical leadership to the newly formed Purge, Evap and Fuel System Powertrain System Tech Team (PSTT).  The PSTT will cover all aspects of the system from hardware, sensors, actuators, controls and OBD algorithms that govern the subsystem performance.  This is a hybrid role both onsite and remote.

You'll have...

BS in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or similar/equivalent.6+ years of experience in Powertrain Calibration.Ability to work cross-functionally across various organizations.Strong problem solving skills.Technical Specialist evidence book required.Strong leadership skills, passion for quality, passion for customer – inherent self-starter with strong drive for results.In-depth understanding of powertrain controls, emissions components, and test methods.Strong skills in project planning and management – must have experience in managing complex projects.Strong oral/written communication skills to lead group projects, issue resolution, and management reviews.Ability to manage/resolve simultaneous challenging complex technical issues.

NOTE: After the interview, selected candidates must provide an evidence book detailing education, technical experience, knowledge and competence, key accomplishments, recognitions, training, publications, patents, and any other supporting evidence pertinent to the role.

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 leadership level 6.
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Onsite work of up to three days per week may be required for candidates within commuting distance of a Ford hub location. #LI-Hybrid   #LI-CW1
 

In this position...

Lead the cross functional PSTT to design and optimize robust and reliable purge, evap and fuel sub-systems, that meet quality objectives with competitive overall system cost.The PSTT will be responsible for implementing new technologies as well as using quality data as an input to constantly re-evaluate the implementation of existing technologies for continuous improvement.Lead the PSTT in developing and implementing robust OBD diagnostics on new and existing technologies to meet regulatory requirements.

 

What you'll do...

As the PSTT lead, you will define key deliverables for the team, and chart and monitor workplan to achieve team goals.Lead FMA systems level approach to subsystem design and issue resolution through use of boundary diagrams, system interfaces, P-diagrams, RCL and FMEA.Define component design rules to optimize overall system performance and diagnostic capability.Lead purge/evap calibration Technical Maturity Model (TMM) training efforts.Lead creation of APR calibration rules to proactively reduce errors and respond to Global Prevent Recurrence actions.Lead/coordinate resolution of emerging QSF and other OPD issues and ensure read-across to deliver consistent cross program implementation of prevent recurrence best practices and lessons learned.Lead process improvement actions to reduce calibration development error states and improve efficiency.One of the added responsibilities of the PSTT lead, will be purge calibration SME (subject matter expert).Work with commodity teams to help resolve issues where purge calibration is a contributing factor.Emissions: Issues where purge is leading to air/fuel ratio excursions that are negatively impacting tailpipe emissions, and meeting sign-off requirements for purge % load on cycle.Drivability: Issues where purge is negatively impacting drivability during hot weather testing (eg. hot fuel handling or vapor interaction), pre-production fleet testing in VOCF or quality issues in the field.Diagnostics Interaction: Assist program teams in negotiating interactions between base purge control and diagnostics.
Ownership of DVR sign-off requirements for evap.
Ownership of purge calibration guide, for both conventional ICE and hybrid vehicles.