Job description

The Ford Motor Credit Company team helps put people behind the wheels of great Ford and Lincoln vehicles. By partnering with dealerships, we provide financing, personalized service and professional expertise to thousands of dealers and millions of customers in over one hundred countries around the world. In this position... You will perform as a Safety Standards Engineer. What you'll do... This position is in Ford’s Environment and Safety Compliance (E&SC) division, responsible for ensuring all Ford vehicles are compliant with regulatory requirements. This team directly interfaces with agencies in emissions and environmental regulations. Key activities include planning and executing laboratory tests needed to demonstrate compliance with global standards, including preparing applications and required documentation to support global Certification and Homologation. You'll have... • Planning, execution, and management of Fuel Tank Temperature Profile (FTTP) testing to support product development and official testing, including assessment of new configurations to ensure ongoing compliance and Manual Transmission Shift Surveys and ongoing maintenance of Shift Schedules to support testing in Allen Park Test Laboratory (APTL). • Planning, execution, and management of official environmental homologation test programs (emissions, EMC, Pass-by-noise, and engine power) in support of Homologation to non- US markets. • Coordinate and support witness testing for EMC, noise, and power testing with PD, VEV and Witnessing Technical Service where required for export markets. • Negotiate worse-casing agreements with Government testing/approval authoritie and issue test requests, coordinate emission witness testing with APTL and witnessing Technical Service and Conduct emissions certification testing for export markets. • Assess unexpected program timing impact due to hardware design changes, cycle plan changes, testing complications or agency testing. • Lead coordination and collection of data and technical attestations which support key attribute (fuel and exhaust systems, e.g.) statements of compliance in support of launch deadlines and collection, and publication of Certification compliance plan information in support of US Certification milestone deadlines • Help coordinate efforts to improve prototype vehicle readiness for official environmental testing through the newly launched “Ready For Cert” process. • Support forecasting efforts for build instrumentation/sign-off team, mileage accumulation, and emissions test laboratories (APTL and ELD)and process improvements for Timing Management, including assessing block-timing assumptions utilizing historical data and testing out new VHCOS timing management system. • Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical Engineering or related Degree with relevant experience. • Minimum 3+ year of experience. • Knowledge of vehicle powertrain components, basic understanding of vehicle electrification and global regulations, including environmental test requirements. • Ability to be on-site to support witnessed testing and familiarity with environmental testing, and ability to be on-site to conduct FTTP testing, as required. • Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, often with conflicting/competing objectives. • The ability to build strong working relationships with global Ford E&SC colleagues as well as Government Authorities in various markets. Even better, you may have... • Ability for occasional travel may be required. 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 salary grade 5 and ranges from $65,100-$109,300., This position is a salary grade 6 and ranges from $74,300-$124,500., This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $86,600-$144,900., This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $99,100-$166,200. Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value. Internal applicants: moving into this role may result in an adjustment to your current compensation based on the posted pay range for this role, taking into consideration your qualifications and other relevant factors. For more information on salary and benefits, click here: fordcareers.co Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660. This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid #LI-FordCredit LI-RZ1

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In this position...
You will perform as a Safety Standards Engineer.
What you'll do...
This position is in Ford’s Environment and Safety Compliance (E&SC) division, responsible for ensuring all Ford vehicles are compliant with regulatory requirements.
You'll have...
Planning, execution, and management of official environmental homologation test programs (emissions, EMC, Pass-by-noise, and engine power) in support of Homologation to non- US markets.
Coordinate and support witness testing for EMC, noise, and power testing with PD, VEV and Witnessing Technical Service where required for export markets.
Assess unexpected program timing impact due to hardware design changes, cycle plan changes, testing complications or agency testing.
Help coordinate efforts to improve prototype vehicle readiness for official environmental testing through the newly launched “Ready For Cert” process.
Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical Engineering or related Degree with relevant experience.
Minimum 3+ year of experience.
Knowledge of vehicle powertrain components, basic understanding of vehicle electrification and global regulations, including environmental test requirements.
Ability to be on-site to support witnessed testing and familiarity with environmental testing, and ability to be on-site to conduct FTTP testing, as required.
Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, often with conflicting/competing objectives.
The ability to build strong working relationships with global Ford E&SC colleagues as well as Government Authorities in various markets.
Even better, you may have...
Ability for occasional travel may be required.
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!
No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage.
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.

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