Prototype Engineer Jobs (NOW HIRING)

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow's transportation. 

Do you have what it takes to make smart vehicles for a smart world? Join the Ford Product Development team. Utilizing Design Thinking & User Experience methods, you'll work to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We're seeking forward-thinking, laser-focused professionals with a passion for bringing innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life.We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to such advancements as autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more!  

You'll have...

Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Structural Engineering, Materials Engineering or related field and 3 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.   3 years of experience with each of the following skills is required:  1. Utilizing relevant CAD software (3DX, Catia v5, or Solidworks) to interface with cross-functional data and performing design tasks that augment digital assets into physical properties and prototypes. 2. Interpreting and preparing 2D Drawings for manufacturing partners. 3. Analyzing early design concepts for mechanical and structural feasibility. 4. Creating robust and functional mock-ups for conducting preliminary user studies and ergonomic evaluation. 5. Building and assembling physical prototypes using hand tools, power tools, and light metal or wood machinery, while upholding safe practices.  1 year of experience with each of the following skills is required:  1. Basic vehicle system terminology. 2. Evaluating vehicle architectures. 3. Performing benchmark analysis on competitive products.

We are offering a salary of $98,987.00 - $186,122.28/yr. 

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 the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including: 

  Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage 
Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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. 
For a detailed look at our benefits, click here: 

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Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Structural Engineering, Materials Engineering or related field and 3 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.   3 years of experience with each of the following skills is required:  1. Utilizing relevant CAD software (3DX, Catia v5, or Solidworks) to interface with cross-functional data and performing design tasks that augment digital assets into physical properties and prototypes. 2. Interpreting and preparing 2D Drawings for manufacturing partners. 3. Analyzing early design concepts for mechanical and structural feasibility. 4. Creating robust and functional mock-ups for conducting preliminary user studies and ergonomic evaluation. 5. Building and assembling physical prototypes using hand tools, power tools, and light metal or wood machinery, while upholding safe practices.  1 year of experience with each of the following skills is required:  1. Basic vehicle system terminology. 2. Evaluating vehicle architectures. 3. Performing benchmark analysis on competitive products.

We are offering a salary of $98,987.00 - $186,122.28/yr. EOE.

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Note, this is a hybrid position whereby the employee will work both from home and from the anticipated worksite. Hence, the employee must live within a reasonable commuting distance from the anticipated worksite.  Collaborate with aerodynamics, engineering, and design teams to create visually, geometrically and functionally representative physical test properties. Develop unique approaches for using physical test properties to evaluate and define aerodynamic devices or user experiences in future electric vehicles. Hands-on cad design, fabrication, and assembly of static and functional prototypes at component, subsystem, and full vehicle level. Project manage and source components from internal and external vendors of waterjet and laser cutting, rapid prototyping, CNC machining, and composite layup.

What you'll be able to do:

Senior Prototype Engineer - positions offered by Ford Motor Company (Long Beach, California). Note, this is a hybrid position whereby the employee will work both from home and from the anticipated worksite. Hence, the employee must live within a reasonable commuting distance from the anticipated worksite.  Collaborate with aerodynamics, engineering, and design teams to create visually, geometrically and functionally representative physical test properties. Develop unique approaches for using physical test properties to evaluate and define aerodynamic devices or user experiences in future electric vehicles. Hands-on cad design, fabrication, and assembly of static and functional prototypes at component, subsystem, and full vehicle level. Project manage and source components from internal and external vendors of waterjet and laser cutting, rapid prototyping, CNC machining, and composite layup.