Design Release Engineer

Job Title: Trailer Tow Module Design and Release Engineer

Job Description and requirements:

Development of new Trailer Tow hardware, software, and systems:

• Work with lead engineer to take responsibility for a subset of parts/requirements.
• Lead design reviews with internal and external teams including suppliers.
• Quality documentation development and reviews
• Ensure requirements such as FMVSS, and other regulatory or legal requirements are met
• Packaging of Trailer Tow module into the vehicle environment.
• Develop and execute design verification plan (DVP) for system on bench, HIL, and vehicle per program milestones requirements (DCV, PEC, FEC, etc.).
• Track status in FEDE and JIRA for issues.
• Manage parts release in WERS.
• Support programs through launch by leading issue resolution and presenting status to management.
• Collaborate with IVI, body exterior, and Vehicle Operations teams to ensure interface and process/assembly requirements are met.
• Travel to supplier facilities and Ford assembly plants as needed to support design reviews and launches of new products, APQP and PPAP approval.
• Additional responsibilities may include the following: FEDE BOM, Netcom Message List, ARXML, Device Transmittal, VSCS, ED&T and Mountain Charts, ESOW

Support Warranty Analysis and quality improvement:

• Warranty Parts Center, weekly parts review with supplier.
• Weekly Warranty reviews with supplier and PVT's
• Warranty parts tracking and data bases maintenance (Excel, Power BI, SharePoint, etc.)
• Warranty reviews and presentation with management and program teams e. Work with Quality and FCSD departments on improvement initiatives.

Skills Required:

Product Design, Design Release Engineer, Process Validation, Embedded Systems

• Product Design - Experience with Systems design engineering, Modeling, Design validation and verification, simulations...DFMEA, Boundary Diagrams, Interface analysis, etc.
• Design Release Engineer - Design and release processes for complex systems, being able to coordinate complexity, cost, weight and Part Numbers.
• Process Validation - Testing, Validation, Assessment of products and designs
• Embedded Systems - good understanding of complex electronics systems to integrate in a major system environment.

Experience Required:

• Candidate should have minimum of 2 years of experience with design and testing of Automotive electrical systems - hardware, software, and systems.
• Experience with vehicle network tools including CANalyzer.
• Experience with development/testing of trailer tow controls is a plus

Education Required:

Bachelor's Degree

Education Preferred:

Master's Degree

Additional Info:

On site Monday - Thursday and Friday if needed