Product Environmental Engineer
Ford Pro is a company dedicated to transforming the future and helping people move freely. They are seeking a Product Environmental Engineer to ensure emissions and fuel economy measurement strategies are robust and compliant with regulations, while supporting vehicle programs and laboratory assessments.
Responsibilities
- Work with Ford Global Laboratories to ensure that robust emissions/fuel economy measurement strategies are in place to develop and certify the diverse range of products in Ford's plan (including gasoline, diesel, and electrified products)
- Conduct onsite emissions laboratory assessments and sign-offs of Ford and contract facilities to ensure conformance to corporate guidelines and regulatory requirements
- Provide ongoing support to vehicle programs and laboratory personnel with respect to regulatory interpretations, measurement analysis and laboratory assessments
- Review and interpret new regulations for emissions and fuel economy testing. Provide direction to laboratories to ensure compliance with new regulations
- Participate in different Government/Industry forums to collaborate on best practices and run special test programs
- Carry out test programs to evaluate new measurement equipment and/or vehicle technologies
- Generate assessment and sign-off reports documenting laboratory status
- Develop test procedures and local assessment procedures based on regulations and Ford best practices
Skills
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical Engineering, or equivalent experience
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal, negotiation and persuasion skills
- Ability to interact effectively with senior management and regulatory contacts, including EPA and CARB
- Good problem solving skills
- Self-starter, ability to manage multiple tasks with minimal supervision
- Ability to support infrequent travel
- Experience with emissions laboratory equipment or emissions test procedures/regulations (light duty or heavy duty) is desired
- Knowledge of vehicle powertrain components and basic understanding of vehicle electrification is desired
- Experience applying statistical methods is desired
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.
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