Ford Racing Engineering CAD Designer

About the role

In Ford Racing, you will be a designer of hardware systems and components that deliver the features and experiences customers love. You will design performance vehicles alongside race cars, balancing multiple activities in a rapidly changing, creative environment. This is a product development engineering—Computer Aided Design (CAD) position where expertise in systems design is key. You’ll collaborate with interfacing organizations to produce designs customers will love, with an early focus on translating performance into product design.

Responsibilities

• Develop key geometrical architectures that define the shape and functionality of a vehicle using 3D CAD, CAE, and physical prototypes.
• Work with product design teams to develop vehicle CAD models starting from vehicle/racing attributes and progressing toward manufacturable products for specific use cases, adhering to all requirements.
• Ideate with engineers, designers, and other teams to create new solutions for automotive performance and racing applications.
• Problem-solve to find geometric solutions using 3D CAD that balance attributes with the product concept, business case, and guiding principles.
• Optimize a vehicle’s topology using a systems design approach to deliver efficient vehicle concepts.
• Manage the Pre-Program CAD lifecycle of content within PLM structure (Teamcenter/3DX).

Requirements

• Associate degree in a technical discipline or equivalent design experience within the automotive field, or a combination of relevant education and experience.
• 3+ years of experience in an automotive product development environment.
• 2+ years of experience designing in Catia, 3DX, NX, SolidWorks, or other CAD systems.
• Work experience in Ford’s automotive product development environment.
• Capability to use 3D CAD software as a collaborative tool.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills.
• Strong grasp of mechanical engineering fundamentals and simple mechanisms.
• Understanding and proficiency in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).

Qualifications (Preferred)

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or equivalent design experience within the automotive field.
• Experience in vehicle systems, vehicle architecture, or powertrain systems development.
• Experience in EMM, studio, powertrain, or chassis design.
• Experience with motion and KBE tools.
• Experience with Generative Design Optimization.
• Knowledgeable in design for manufacturing processes (injection molding, casting, etc.).
• Excellent mentorship skills and passion for teaching others.
• Hands-on experience narrowing product scope and facilitating cross-functional decisions on complex products.
• Familiarity with global automotive regulations, consumer ratings, and major load cases guiding road vehicle product constraints.
• Exemplary communication skills, highly collaborative, and eager to participate in transformative projects.

You may not check every box, or your experience may look different, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, and subsidized back-up child care.
• Family-building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement and fertility treatments.
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, including management leases.
• Tuition assistance.
• Established and active employee resource groups.
• Paid time off for individual and team community service.
• Generous paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

Pay

• Salary Grade 5: $65,100–$109,300
• Salary Grade 6: $74,300–$124,500
• Salary Grade 7: $86,600–$144,900
• Salary Grade 8: $99,100–$166,200

Final determination of salary grade will be based on the candidate’s skills and experience, with base salary set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility, and competitive market value.

Schedule

This position is hybrid. Candidates within commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week.