Job Description
What you'll be able to do:
Develop state of the art exterior lighting systems and product that meet
studio aesthetic intent, and are compliant to global market regulatory
requirements
Engineer and execute exterior lighting from concept design feasibility
through to production launch
Guide cross functional integration of lighting systems with studio,
vehicle engineering, electrical engineering, manufacturing and software
teams to achieve technically feasible designs
Analyze, test and validation lighting system prototype and production
designs from mechanical, electrical and optical perspective
Participate in the development process with architecture, planning,
supplier chain, and supplier to optimize form, function, performance and
cost
Define requirements, and specifications of exterior Lighting systems to
achieve Vehicle attribute targets towards structure, mass, and performance
Responsibilities
The minimum requirements we seek:
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related field
4+ years of experience in automotive lighting component and system
engineering (OEM or Tier 1 level)
4+ years of experience utilizing CAD (3DX, Catia, NX, ICEMSURF, or
Alias) collaboratively, 3DX and CATIA preferred
4+ years of experience in lighting systems design, development, release.
Completed for one of more production launch cycles
3+ years of experience in lighting systems design to global regulation
requirements
Qualifications
Our preferred requirements:
Strong knowledge on homologation and photometric regulations (FMVSS 108,
ECE R48, etc.) related to exterior lighting
Strong knowledge of optical system development process, experience with
optical simulation with SPEOS/Lucid Shape and other equivalents
Successful execution of automotive lighting production programs,
experience with full LED lighting systems preferred
Excellent understanding of lighting technologies including lightguides,
light blades, auto aiming, levelling, adaptive forward lighting (AFS)
systems, Adaptive driving beam (ADB), Laser, OLED, Matrix, DMD, etc.
Strong understanding of the materials and manufacturing processes such as
stamping, injection molding, casting, composites, etching, PVD and other
surface finishes
High level of expertise and proficiency with 3DX, Catia, or similar tools
including drawing and modelling practices and methodologies
More Information on Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company operates in the Automotive industry. The company is located
in Dearborn, MI and Palo Alto, CA. Ford Motor Company was founded in 1903. It
has 175633 total employees. It offers perks and benefits such as Flexible
Spending Account (FSA), Disability insurance, Dental insurance, Vision
insurance, Health insurance and Life insurance. To see all 166 open jobs at
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