Senior Vehicle Integration Engineer

Ford - Irvine, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Irvine, CA

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Senior Vehicle Integration Engineer at Ford Motor Company is responsible for collaborating with various teams to develop innovative engineering solutions that enhance integrated vehicle systems and manufacturing processes. This role focuses on improving product cost, efficiency, manufacturability, and user experience while driving cross-functional product architecture trades and resolving geometrical incompatibilities between systems.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Engineering, Design, and Manufacturing teams to develop innovative engineering solutions that enable integrated vehicle systems, efficient manufacturing processes, and key styling themes.
• Develop and prototype concepts that improve product cost, mass, efficiency, manufacturability, serviceability, and user experience.
• Drive cross functional product architecture trades between vehicle subsystems (interiors, closures, chassis, thermal, powertrain, electrical distribution, etc.) to determine product direction.
• Identify and resolve geometrical incompatibilities between systems through first principles and concept 3D.
• Collaborate with engineers, designers, technicians, and suppliers to procure and build physical properties.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or equivalent.
• 5+ years experience in automotive or related field, EV preferred.
• Strong engineering fundamentals, and ability to apply broadly to vehicle systems and manufacturing processes.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills with excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to adapt and thrive in a dynamic work environment.
• CAD proficiency in assembly and part design, FEA, and 2D drawings. Catia and 3D Experience preferred.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience designing and releasing mechanical and electromechanical systems.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Strong proficiency in Atlassian tools (Confluence, JIRA).
• Strong verbal and written communication.