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In this position... 
You will have global responsibilities leading corporate design and verification strategy for in-house axle designs, manufacturing best practices, and support issue resolution. You will also be responsible for verification strategy of externally purchased transfer cases, power take off units, driveshafts, and half shafts.  You will be interacting with gear prototype operations, gear manufacturing, systems engineering, external suppliers, and vehicle NVH to achieve these goals.

You'll have... 
Bachelor’s or Master’s of Science/Engineering
· 10+ years of experience with axle and driveline system design and bringing those products to market.
· Effective knowledge of axle/driveline manufacturing process, metallurgy and heat treatment.
· Self-directed, excellent people and communications skills.
· Be able to lead a diverse team from many organizations to resolve issues.
· Some travel to supplier or Ford assembly plants may be required

Even better, you may have...
deal Qualifications
· PhD in Mechanical Engineering
· 12+ years of axle and driveline system design
· Gear manufacturing and Gear NVH resolution experience
· Advanced problem solving skill (Black Belt Certified preferred)
· Published Technical Paper(s).

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.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL5NonHTHD
This position is a range of salary grades LL5 .

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. 
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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-KH2

What you'll do...
· Perform axle and driveline system hardware reviews and assessments throughout the development process

· Develop and author requirements, define system and component robustness/ reliability demonstration methods and targets 

· Lead problem solving investigations to resolve durability, reliability, and NVH concerns.

· Optimize energy  losses while maintaining durability and NVH robustness.

· Signoff responsibility for axle and driveline components/assemblies at program milestones. Review and approve all FMA documentation (DVP, Boundary, DFMEA, Design Rules etc.).

· Mentoring and training all things axle and driveline

· Collaborate with industry experts for continuous learning and best practices

· Work with manufacturing engineering on continuous FTT and quality improvement 

· Develop and implement new design process methodologies and analytical tools