Senior Seating Trim Engineer

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.

Ford⠀Model E is⠀responsible⠀for⠀developing⠀the key⠀technologies⠀and⠀capabilities⠀– such⠀as EV⠀platforms,⠀batteries,⠀e-motors,⠀inverters,⠀charging⠀and⠀recycling⠀– to⠀create⠀ground-up,⠀breakthrough⠀electric⠀vehicles.⠀By joining⠀the best⠀software,⠀engineering,⠀design and⠀UX talent,⠀you will⠀be a part⠀of⠀creating⠀new⠀technologies⠀and⠀concepts⠀that can⠀be applied⠀across the⠀Ford⠀enterprise.⠀Being on⠀the Ford⠀Model E⠀team means⠀building⠀the future⠀as⠀Ford’s⠀center of⠀innovation⠀and growth⠀through⠀electric⠀and⠀connected⠀vehicles⠀and⠀services.

Current⠀Seating⠀commodities⠀include⠀structures,⠀mechanisms,⠀actuators,⠀cushions,⠀wire⠀harnesses,⠀controllers,⠀sensors,⠀software,⠀trims and⠀so on.⠀However,⠀future⠀seating⠀solutions⠀are not⠀limited to⠀these.⠀Progression⠀is⠀targeted.⠀A seat can⠀be defined⠀as a⠀product⠀which⠀enables⠀comfortable⠀support⠀for⠀vehicular⠀occupants.⠀In some⠀sense, a⠀seat can⠀be viewed⠀as a⠀moving⠀robotic⠀structural⠀art piece.

Key skills required :

• Knowledge⠀of Trim⠀development⠀process⠀and best⠀practices
• Knowledge⠀of Trim⠀limitations⠀and⠀production⠀constraints⠀when⠀establishing⠀feasibility
• Knowledge⠀of Trim⠀retention⠀methods⠀and best⠀practices
• Knowledge⠀of Trim⠀materials⠀(leather,⠀cloth,⠀PVC,⠀carpet,⠀foam)
• Understanding⠀of Product⠀Cycle
• Experience⠀on new⠀project⠀launch
• CAD⠀proficient⠀(CATIA⠀preferred)
• PLM⠀proficient
• Mastertrim⠀proficient⠀a⠀plus.
• Lectra/Accumark⠀proficient
• Fluency⠀in English⠀Language

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience⠀working⠀with⠀manufacturing⠀team,⠀suppliers⠀and OEM⠀customer
• 3+⠀Years of⠀diversified⠀Engineering⠀experience⠀in⠀automotive⠀soft trim⠀preferred
• Evidence⠀of the⠀ability to⠀manage⠀components,⠀systems,⠀and⠀projects⠀through⠀program⠀lifecycle⠀with⠀evidence⠀of
• increasing⠀autonomy.
• Evidence⠀of the⠀ability to⠀make good⠀decisions⠀in a⠀timely⠀manner.
• Must⠀be able to⠀read,⠀create,⠀and⠀comprehend⠀engineering⠀drawings⠀and⠀specifications.⠀Basic⠀competency⠀in
• CAD⠀and the⠀ability to⠀provide⠀engineering⠀direction⠀to the⠀design⠀personnel.
• Strong⠀communication⠀skills:⠀able to⠀communicate⠀(written⠀and⠀verbal)⠀clearly⠀and⠀succinctly⠀in a⠀variety⠀of
• settings⠀and⠀styles.
• Strong⠀organizational⠀skills and⠀the⠀ability to⠀successfully⠀complete⠀multiple⠀tasks⠀within⠀established⠀and
• changing⠀deadlines.
• Evidence⠀of⠀successful⠀performance⠀with⠀independent⠀problem⠀solving⠀and⠀presentations.
• Proficient⠀knowledge⠀of word⠀processing,⠀spreadsheet,⠀PowerPoint,⠀and⠀database⠀applications.

What you’ll receive in return:

As part of⠀the Ford⠀family,⠀you’ll⠀enjoy⠀excellent⠀compensation⠀and a⠀comprehensive⠀benefits⠀package⠀that⠀includes⠀generous⠀PTO,⠀retirement,⠀savings⠀and stock⠀investment⠀plans,⠀incentive⠀compensation⠀and much⠀more.⠀You’ll⠀also⠀experience⠀exciting⠀opportunities⠀for⠀professional⠀and⠀personal⠀growth and⠀recognition.

If⠀you have⠀what it⠀takes to⠀help us⠀redefine⠀the future⠀of⠀mobility,⠀we’d⠀love to⠀have you⠀join⠀us.

Click⠀here for⠀benefits⠀and⠀compensation⠀plan⠀details.

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. Visa⠀sponsorship⠀is⠀available⠀for this⠀position.

We⠀are an⠀Equal⠀Opportunity⠀Employer⠀committed⠀to a⠀culturally⠀diverse⠀workforce.⠀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.

Team⠀members⠀typically⠀play dual⠀roles as⠀experts⠀and⠀polymaths.⠀Each team⠀member⠀typically⠀uses their⠀particular⠀expertise⠀as a⠀superpower⠀to⠀complement⠀the team.⠀You shall⠀be part of⠀the⠀Seating⠀Engineering⠀Team which⠀resides⠀within⠀Ford Model⠀E -Vehicle⠀Engineering⠀Group.

Position Overview:

• Trim⠀attachment⠀strategy⠀and⠀development⠀with the⠀seating⠀structure,⠀plastics.
• Applicants⠀should⠀understand⠀foam pad⠀design and⠀how to⠀develop⠀the foam⠀pad
• Trim⠀Supplier⠀Management⠀– Manage⠀Seat cover⠀suppliers,⠀review and⠀approving⠀trim⠀process⠀and⠀quality⠀control
• Trim⠀Package⠀Development⠀–⠀Ability to⠀Master⠀Patterns⠀in CAD,⠀create⠀drawings⠀and change⠀management⠀control
• Trim⠀Package⠀Release⠀–⠀Management⠀of full⠀technical⠀release⠀package to⠀suppliers,⠀both⠀internal⠀and⠀externa
• Travel⠀required.

What You’ll Do

• Trim attachment strategy
  • Collaborate⠀with the⠀Seating⠀team to⠀design⠀attachment⠀strategies⠀for trim⠀with⠀structure⠀and⠀plastic.
  • Propose⠀different⠀types of⠀trim⠀attachment⠀options⠀and⠀provide⠀necessary⠀sections⠀and⠀dimensional⠀requirements⠀to the⠀Seating⠀team.
  • Develop⠀new ideas⠀and⠀proposals⠀to achieve⠀defined⠀studio⠀surface⠀with⠀effective⠀and⠀optimized⠀attachment⠀strategies.
  • Possess⠀an⠀understanding⠀of foam⠀pad design⠀and⠀develop⠀the foam⠀pad and⠀trim⠀covers to⠀achieve⠀Design⠀studio⠀appearance⠀standards.
  • Knowledgeable⠀in⠀automotive⠀seat⠀complete⠀design and⠀seat⠀assembly⠀process.
• Trim Supplier Management:
  • Manage⠀weekly⠀Open⠀issues⠀meeting⠀with⠀suppliers,⠀which⠀would⠀include⠀root⠀cause,⠀short term⠀and⠀long-term⠀fix’s
  • Ability⠀to define⠀ownership⠀of trim⠀issue,⠀Supplier⠀or⠀customer
• Trim Release Process:
  • Release⠀full⠀technical⠀package to⠀suppliers
  • Request⠀samples⠀for⠀Engineering⠀Trials/Production⠀trials –⠀when we⠀make a⠀change to⠀a seat⠀cover we⠀request⠀multiple⠀sample⠀parts for⠀trials,⠀coordination⠀with⠀multiple⠀different⠀internal⠀and⠀external⠀suppliers⠀and⠀utilize⠀multiple⠀types of⠀trials
  • Detailed⠀feedback⠀to⠀supplier⠀regarding⠀concerns/questions⠀on release⠀data
  • Follow⠀up on⠀samples⠀timing,⠀raw⠀materials⠀&⠀retainers
  • Create⠀new Part⠀Numbers in⠀internal⠀Engineering⠀systems
  • Create⠀new Part⠀Numbers in⠀Catia,⠀additionally,⠀create new⠀trim⠀phantom⠀PNs for⠀structuring
• Trim Package Development:
  • Responsible⠀for⠀designing,⠀developing,⠀and⠀industrializing⠀automotive⠀soft trim⠀covers
  • Applicants⠀must have⠀knowledge⠀of⠀industrial⠀cutting⠀and sewing⠀processes.⠀Preferably⠀with the⠀ability to⠀sew on⠀industrial⠀equipment
  • Applicants⠀should⠀have a⠀basic⠀understanding⠀of⠀automotive⠀textiles⠀(Cloth,⠀Leather,⠀Vinyl,⠀etc.)
  • Ensure⠀adherence⠀to⠀company,⠀departmental⠀and health⠀and safety⠀systems⠀and⠀policies⠀to meet⠀legislative⠀requirements
  • Proficiency⠀in⠀mastering⠀Patterns⠀in Lectra⠀and⠀Accumark⠀systems.
  • Ability⠀to use⠀Catia for⠀drawings⠀creation/modification
  • Experience⠀with a PLM⠀system and⠀knowledge⠀of release⠀process
  • Able⠀to⠀communicate⠀with⠀suppliers⠀to release⠀trim⠀engineering⠀packages.