Technical Specialist, Mechatronics

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In this position...

Seeking a Technical Specialist, Mechatronics to serve as the subject matter expert for the robust design, validation, integration, and production performance of closure-related electronic modules and subsystem interfaces.

This role provides technical leadership across closure features such as door and window systems, liftgates, tailgates, frunk and interfaces such as hood mechanisms, latches, actuators, switches, sensors, and others.

Technical Specialist, Mechatronics We made history and now we work to transform the future - for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

What you'll do...

The Technical Expert will drive design requirements, validation strategy, supplier technical alignment, issue resolution, lessons learned, and cross-functional knowledge transfer to ensure closure systems meet Ford quality, durability, functional, and customer experience expectations.

Technical Leadership and Requirements Ownership

• Lead development, maintenance, and deployment of Ford closure electronic module and subsystem design requirements, ensuring best practices are applied across applicable closure features and module designs.
• Define and document technical requirements for materials, environmental exposure, durability, electrical interfaces, mechanical interfaces, architectural compatibility, and system-level robustness.
• Establish clear design expectations for closure-related modules and interfaces such as sensors, actuators, switches, latches, cinching or power open-close features, window lift systems, liftgates, tailgates, frunks, hoods, and related interfaces.
• Review early program assumptions to identify unique noise factors, customer usage patterns, quality history concerns, and potential failure mode risks.

Validation, Verification, and Design Robustness

• Lead the electronic module assembly validation requirements process, including definition of validation expectations for electrical performance, mechanical stresses, environmental exposure, and system interactions.
• Own and maintain corporate validation documents, module validation best practices, and closure subsystem validation guidance for use across programs and engineering teams.
• Audit physical test data, CAE evidence, Design Rules, requirement compliance evidence, and program-level verification artifacts at key milestones.
• Confirm that testing meets Ford standards, corporate requirements, Design Rules, and applicable program-specific validation needs.

Supplier, Manufacturing, and Program Execution

• Support technical reviews with module suppliers to confirm compliance with closure subsystem design, validation, assembly, and manufacturing requirements.
• Collaborate with Supplier Technical Assistance, module core engineering, component engineering, system engineering, manufacturing, and vehicle program teams to resolve requirement compliance, configuration, function, and assembly validation issues.
• Drive data-based audits and deep dives at key vehicle program milestones to evaluate closure subsystem design maturity, evidence quality, and production readiness.

Issue Resolution, Lessons Learned, and Knowledge Transfer

• Troubleshoot closure feature behavior, customer concerns, functional issues, module configuration concerns, and interface-related failures across mechanical, electrical, and software boundaries.
• Document failure modes, root causes, corrective actions, and lessons learned to improve future design requirements, validation methods, quality history, and engineering standards.
• Lead cross-product communication of closure system design and manufacturing best practices, including updates to technical documentation and corporate knowledge repositories.
• Develop and deliver training, seminars, mentoring, and technical coaching for design and release engineers, module engineers, supplier-facing teams, and cross-functional stakeholders.

What you'll do...

The Technical Expert will drive design requirements, validation strategy, supplier technical alignment, issue resolution, lessons learned, and cross-functional knowledge transfer to ensure closure systems meet Ford quality, durability, functional, and customer experience expectations.

Technical Leadership and Requirements Ownership

• Lead development, maintenance, and deployment of Ford closure electronic module and subsystem design requirements, ensuring best practices are applied across applicable closure features and module designs.
• Define and document technical requirements for materials, environmental exposure, durability, electrical interfaces, mechanical interfaces, architectural compatibility, and system-level robustness.
• Establish clear design expectations for closure-related modules and interfaces such as sensors, actuators, switches, latches, cinching or power open-close features, window lift systems, liftgates, tailgates, frunks, hoods, and related interfaces.
• Review early program assumptions to identify unique noise factors, customer usage patterns, quality history concerns, and potential failure mode risks.

Validation, Verification, and Design Robustness

• Lead the electronic module assembly validation requirements process, including definition of validation expectations for electrical performance, mechanical stresses, environmental exposure, and system interactions.
• Own and maintain corporate validation documents, module validation best practices, and closure subsystem validation guidance for use across programs and engineering teams.
• Audit physical test data, CAE evidence, Design Rules, requirement compliance evidence, and program-level verification artifacts at key milestones.
• Confirm that testing meets Ford standards, corporate requirements, Design Rules, and applicable program-specific validation needs.

Supplier, Manufacturing, and Program Execution

• Support technical reviews with module suppliers to confirm compliance with closure subsystem design, validation, assembly, and manufacturing requirements.
• Collaborate with Supplier Technical Assistance, module core engineering, component engineering, system engineering, manufacturing, and vehicle program teams to resolve requirement compliance, configuration, function, and assembly validation issues.
• Drive data-based audits and deep dives at key vehicle program milestones to evaluate closure subsystem design maturity, evidence quality, and production readiness.

Issue Resolution, Lessons Learned, and Knowledge Transfer

• Troubleshoot closure feature behavior, customer concerns, functional issues, module configuration concerns, and interface-related failures across mechanical, electrical, and software boundaries.
• Document failure modes, root causes, corrective actions, and lessons learned to improve future design requirements, validation methods, quality history, and engineering standards.
• Lead cross-product communication of closure system design and manufacturing best practices, including updates to technical documentation and corporate knowledge repositories.
• Develop and deliver training, seminars, mentoring, and technical coaching for design and release engineers, module engineers, supplier-facing teams, and cross-functional stakeholders.