Hardware Integration Engineer

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Ford Integration Engineer - Lead Vehicle Integration Engineer, Systems Design and System Level Sign-Off. Experience in Systems Engineering, Design Thinking and user experience to develop and deliver breakthrough new products and services that delight our customers.

This role is responsible for identifying and advancing opportunities to simplify designs, optimize systems, and reduce part count. The successful candidate will work across Core Teams to deliver cost, weight, and quality improvements, coordinating system-level changes from evaluation through implementation. They will also guide cross-functional trade-off decisions, balancing competing priorities to achieve the best overall outcomes for the VHE Function.

You'll have...

- Bachelor’s degree in engineering required.
- Knowledge of systems engineering fundamentals and design-thinking principles.
- Strong technical aptitude and problem-solving skills.
- Clear, professional written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
- Demonstrated leadership skills and the ability to help teams deliver results.
- Ability to manage multiple issues, prioritize competing demands, and balance immediate needs with longer-term objectives.
- Strong organizational skills and consistent follow-through.
- Ability to build productive working relationships with cross-functional partners.

Nice-to-Haves

- Master's degree
- Experience working with teams across Program, Studio, Purchasing, Finance, and Engineering.
- Experience delegating tasks or coordinating work across a team.
- A proactive approach to identifying opportunities and addressing challenges.
- Adaptability and decisiveness when priorities or circumstances change.
- Ability to communicate a broader vision and consider differing perspectives with humility.
- Experience leading system- or commodity-level integration and sign-off, including evaluating compatibility and readiness against program requirements.
- Ability to track system content, cost, weight, and other performance metrics, and use them to support timely decisions and program milestone delivery.

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: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

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.

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