Vehicle Safety and Compliance Integration Engineer at Ford focusing on safety and compliance within powertrain systems. Engaging in regulatory compliance and cross-functional collaboration throughout the development cycle.
Responsibilities
Single point of contact in the core functional area for all product safety and compliance topics.
Translate system level regulatory requirements to component level engineering requirements in order to ensure robust compliance.
Maintain awareness of technology and regulatory development to help Ford’s vehicles robustly comply globally.
Ensure Safety and Compliance requirements are cascaded at the right time, understood by the right stakeholders, and include system and component implications.
Represent safety and compliance for the core functional area in all Design Reviews and key decision forums including review of all deviation requests and change requests.
Review all proposed Technical Service Bulletins, Special Service Messages and Over-The-Air Update requests to assess for safety and compliance, and refer to Critical Concern Review Group if appropriate.
Ensure alignment of key safety and compliance controls of components, sub-systems and systems throughout the Failure Mode Avoidance process, facilitating cross-functional collaboration between hardware, software and features engineering teams as well as downstream manufacturing and supplier processes.
Partner with Campaign Prevent Specialists and Program Compliance Attribute Leads in Fresh Eyes Reviews and issue resolution.
Assess Stop Ships and field or build issues for potential cross-vehicle line effects, ensure process improvements and Prevent Action Closure remedies are properly communicated and implemented into Failure Mode Avoidance documents, deliverables and processes beyond same-part assessment to include related families or functional considerations.
Deliver on-going training to core functional area, technical specialists, and Hardware / Software / Features Engineering teams to promote a strong safety/compliance culture throughout the enterprise.
Review processes, connected data, warranty, prototype issues, Compliance Demonstration Report timing and functional performance to recommend changes to audits and checks of Design, Release and Manufacturing attributes.
Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
Experience in Product Development (PD) and/or Vehicle Homologation & Compliance (VH&C)
Experience in powertrain, fuel systems or thermal systems as a D&R engineer
FEDE experience with requirements: classification, assessment and evidence
Strong basis of understanding Ford’s processes (technology development, product development (GPDS), design validation and verification, vehicle operations and potential defect investigations)
Positive problem-solving attitude and conflict resolution skills
Experience with 3L5W, G8D and PAC papers
Familiarity with DFMEA’s and severity ratings, including the new rating tables
Knowledge of FMVSS requirements and ability to apply them throughout engineering process
Ability to collaborate and connect cross-functionally to implement transformative process improvements
Strong communication and cross-functional networking skills
Strong decision making skills and resolve to raise issues to the right people at the right time
Global understanding of Ford’s processes and products for technical read-across
Ability to critically evaluate data to make key decisions
Strong desire to improve safety and drive safety culture throughout Ford
Desire to get hands on during fresh eyes reviews (FER’s)
Benefits
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.
Job title
Vehicle Safety and Compliance Integration Engineer
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